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England Meet Canada in Sold-Out Women’s Rugby World Cup Final at Twickenham

Top-ranked England chase a long-awaited crown after Canada beat New Zealand to reach the final.

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Canada resorted to crowdfunding to raise the extra one million Canadian dollars they that felt they needed to launch a serious tilt at the tournament
Team Canada’s Alysha Corrigan of Charlottetown goes in for a try during play in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. Team Canada will play host England in the championship game on Sept. 27.
Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v Australia - Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 16, 2025 Australia's Harry Wilson during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Overview

  • Both teams have named unchanged matchday 23s for Saturday’s decider.
  • An anticipated crowd of about 82,000 will set a new attendance record for a women’s 15-a-side rugby match at Allianz Stadium.
  • England enter as favourites on a world-record 32-match winning streak but have lost five of their last six World Cup finals, with their most recent title in 2014.
  • Canada arrive in top form after a 34-19 semifinal win over New Zealand and lead several tournament metrics, including ruck and scrum success.
  • The matchup highlights resource contrasts, with England’s well-funded program facing a Canadian squad that augmented union support through crowdfunding; a Canada win would lift them to No. 1 in the world rankings.