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Current World Ranking: 1<\/a> (98.09 points)2026-09-12 \u2013 England 48, Australia 15 (Salford)
2026-05-17 \u2013 France 28, England 43 (Bordeaux)
2026-05-09 \u2013 Italy 33, England 61 (Parma)
2026-04-25 \u2013 England 62, Wales 24 (Bristol)
2026-04-18 \u2013 Scotland 7, England 84 (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n
1 2 3 4 8 9 10 12 14 1 4 14 the win over Australia last weekend means that England have now rattled off a record 39 consecutive test victories\u2026 their last defeat came at the hands of New Zealand in the 2022 World Cup Final at Auckland \u201cThis is the first Test of an exciting three-Test series between the number one and number three teams in the world. You need rivalries in our sport and our rivalry with Canada is one that has evolved to a great level. They are a well-coached team who will bring a different challenge to the one Australia presented. We will be expected to raise our standards.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always an exciting challenge to go against England. This is why you coach and play, to test yourself against the best. Playing England in England is never easy but this is the first of three opportunities we have to play against them, the next two will be in Canada so this week is another step in our journey to test ourselves and make sure we are ready to perform in Canada in front of our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Mild and slightly breezy conditions are on the forecast. The English forwards got the better of the Canadians in their last meeting, and should expect again to have the edge though the Maple Leafs do have an outstanding back row trio held in reserve. Zoe Harrison\u2019s tactical kicking will be critical, while the head-to-head between world class centers Megan Jones and Flo Symonds is one to watch. Look for another entertaining match but until the Red Roses are beaten, it\u2019s hard to bet against them. England are clear favorites in London.<\/p>\n Replacements: 16 May Campbell, 17 Mackenzie Carson, 18 Sarah Bern, 19 Delaney Burns, 20 Maddie Feaunati, 21 Marlie Packer, 22 Flo Robinson, 23 Holly Aitchison<\/p>\n Replacements: 16 Gillian Boag, 17 Sophie McDonald, 18 Brooke Rempel, 19 Fabiola Forteza, 20 Pamphinette Buisa, 21 Gabrielle Senft, 22 Justine Pelletier, 23 Savannah Bauder<\/p>\n Date: Saturday, September 19 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) HEAD-TO-HEAD (38): ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789774224_438_logo-canada-2018-thumbnail.png\"){kind=logo}
Current World Ranking: 3<\/a> (89.78 points)
2026-09-12 \u2013 Scotland 26, Canada 64 (Edinburgh)
2026-04-24 \u2013 USA 12, Canada 50 (Chicago)
2026-04-17 \u2013 Canada 14, New Zealand 36 (Kansas City)
2026-04-11 \u2013 Canada 24, Australia 0 (Sacramento)
2025-09-27 \u2013 England 33, Canada 13 (London) *RWC Final<\/p>\n
\nIN
\nOUT<\/p>\n
\nHannah Botterman
\nMackenzie Carson<\/p>\n
\nBryony Field
\nMay Campbell<\/p>\n
\nMaud Muir
\nSarah Bern<\/p>\n
\nMorwenna Talling
\nDelaney Burns<\/p>\n
\nAlex Matthews
\nMattie Feaunati<\/p>\n
\nLucy Packer
\nNatasha Hunt<\/p>\n
\nZoe Harrison
\nHolly Aitchison<\/p>\n
\nHelena Rowland
\nTatyana Heard<\/p>\n
\nJess Breach
\nMia Venner<\/p>\n
\nIN
\nOUT<\/p>\n
\nMikiela Nelson
\nBrittany Kassil<\/p>\n
\nSophie de Goede
\nGabrielle Senft<\/p>\n
\nAsia Hogan-Rochester
\nFancy Bermudez<\/p>\n
\nthe Red Roses have dominated the head-to-head series against Canada, with 14 straight wins dating back to 2016\u2026 notably Canada was defeated by just 7 points in the 2022 World Cup Semi Final
\nJohn Mitchell has made sweeping changes to his lineup, with his strongest selection a reflection of Canada\u2019s standing near the top of the World Rankings
\nthe Canadians meanwhile have largely kept the same lineup that defeated Scotland\u2026 loosehead prop Brittany Kassil misses out due to suspension\u2026 Sophie de Goede comes in to skipper the side with Gabrielle Senft swapping to the bench\u2026 Asia Hogan-Rochester is restored on the right wing<\/p>\n John Mitchell <\/a>(Head Coach)<\/p>\n K\u00e9vin Rouet <\/a>(Head Coach)<\/p>\n
ENGLAND
1 Hannah Botterman, 2 Bryony Field, 3 Maud Muir, 4 Morwenna Talling, 5 Lilli Ives Campion, 6 Abi Burton, 7 Sadia Kabeya, 8 Alex Matthews, 9 Lucy Packer, 10 Zoe Harrison, 11 Claudia MacDonald, 12 Helena Rowland, 13 Megan Jones (capt.), 14 Jess Breach, 15 Ellie Kildunne<\/p>\n
CANADA
1 Mikiela Nelson, 2 Kiki Idowu, 3 DaLeaka Menin, 4 Sophie de Goede (capt.), 5 Laetitia Royer, 6 Rachel Smith, 7 Julia Omokhuale, 8 Lizzie Gibson, 9 Olivia Apps, 10 Taylor Perry, 11 Charity Williams, 12 Alex Tessier, 13 Florence Symonds, 14 Asia Hogan-Rochester, 15 Claire Gallagher<\/p>\n
Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter
Kickoff: 15:00 local (07:00 Pacific, 10:00 Eastern)
Weather Forecast: sunny, chance of a shower, 66\u00b0F (19\u00b0C), wind SW 13-20mph (21-32km\/h)
Broadcasts: TSN 5<\/a> (Canada), RugbyPass TV<\/a><\/p>\n
Assistants: Aur\u00e9lie Groizeleau (France) & Alexandra Ferr\u00e9 (France)
TMO: Matteo Liparini (Italy)<\/p>\n England 34, Canada 3, Draw 1
2025-09-27 \u2013 England 33, Canada 13 (London)
2024-10-13 \u2013 Canada 12, England 21 (Vancouver)
2023-10-27 \u2013 Canada 12, England 45 (Dunedin)
2023-09-30 \u2013 England 29, Canada 12 (London)
2023-09-23 \u2013 England 50, Canada 24 (Exeter)
2022-11-05 \u2013 Canada 19, England 26 (Auckland)
2021-11-14 \u2013 England 51, Canada 12 (London)
2019-07-06 \u2013 Canada 17, England 19 (Chula Vista)
2018-11-18 \u2013 England 27, Canada 19 (Doncaster)
2017-11-25 \u2013 England 69, Canada 19 (London)
2017-11-21 \u2013 England 49, Canada 12 (London)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada squares off against England in a rematch of the 2025 World Cup final. This time the match…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,58463,102537],"class_list":["post-897086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-womens-rugby","tag-wxv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}