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Canada<\/a> lock Sophie de Goede has been crowned the World Rugby Women\u2019s Player of the Year on a historic day for the sport, while England<\/a> coach John Mitchell and New Zealand\u2019s Braxton Sorensen-McGee also claimed prestigious awards.<\/p>\n

England are the 2025 Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a> champions, storming home with a 33-13 win over Canada in front of 81,885 at Twickenham\u2019s Allianz Stadium. That result has seen the Red Roses extend their winning streak to 33 Test matches.<\/p>\n

About 30 minutes after the full-time whistle, a packed house at the home of England Rugby were still cheering from their seats as the World Rugby Awards were presented. De Goede has take out the top individual honour for a player, named the world\u2019s best after a valiant performance.<\/p>\n

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New Zealand Women\u2019s superstar Portia Woodman-Wickliffe spoke to RugbyPass after receiving the prestigious, inaugural RugbyPass Women\u2019s Top 50 award this week. <\/p>\n

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\"VideoPortia Woodman-Wickliffe receives Women\u2019s Top 50 award<\/p>\n

New Zealand Women\u2019s superstar Portia Woodman-Wickliffe spoke to RugbyPass after receiving the prestigious, inaugural RugbyPass Women\u2019s Top 50 award this week. <\/p>\n

De Goede received Player of the Match honours on two occasions throughout Canada\u2019s World Cup campaign, including a standout performance in the quarter-final win over Australia<\/a> at Bristol\u2019s Ashton Gate two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Justine Pelletier was best on ground in the semi-final win over New Zealand, but de Goede was another top performer. That was the case yet again in front of a record women\u2019s rugby crowd against England, with de Geode carrying and tackling hard for the full 80-minute battle.<\/p>\n

Wallabies great John Eales<\/a> recently spoke with RugbyPass about Canada\u2019s goal-kicking lock, who was the third-top point scorer in the World Cup with 61. New Zealand<\/a> duo Sorensen-McGee and Renee Holmes<\/a> were slightly ahead with 69 and 64 respectively.<\/p>\n

Sorensen-McGee was named the 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year after finishing the event as the top try-scorer. At just 18 years of age, Sorensen-McGee scored 11 tries in six appearances, including back-to-back hat-tricks.<\/p>\n

The first award presented on the hallowed turf of Allianz Stadium was the Coach of the Year award, which was given to Mitchell. Mitchell has led the Red Roses to an incredible streak of victories, which now includes an unforgettable World Cup triumph.<\/p>\n

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