{"id":809324,"date":"2026-10-21T04:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/809324\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T04:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T04:40:13","slug":"wxv-global-series-2026-talking-points-after-the-red-roses-four-year-unbeaten-streak-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/809324\/","title":{"rendered":"WXV Global Series 2026: Talking points after the Red Roses’ four year unbeaten streak ended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By now everyone should have caught their breath back after the latest weekend of WXV Global Series<\/a> 2026.<\/p>\n

No one can say they were not entertained by the action from across the globe. Things started with a bang on Friday night as Canada<\/a> beat the Red Roses at Toronto\u2019s BMO Field. A result quickly followed by Australia\u2019s 56-12 win and the Black Ferns\u2019 massive 81-12 victory over France.<\/p>\n

To conclude the weekend the USA<\/a> Women\u2019s Eagles stretched their winning run to four games in a row with a 36-27 win against Italy<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n

Here are all the talking points from the weekend\u2026<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about Toronto<\/p>\n

Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room is Canada\u2019s 24-21 victory against the Red Roses in Toronto. If you are late to that result, yes, England\u2019s 41-match winning run has ended.<\/p>\n

BMO Field provided a boisterous, unrelenting home venue for K\u00e9vin Rouet\u2019s team. From the moment teams stepped inside the venue, it was clear there was a different feeling for both teams. England<\/a> walked through an almost silent crowd. In contrast, Canada were met by cheers and red flares. During the game, England boss John Mitchell claimed he struggled to communicate with his coaching staff such was the noise.<\/p>\n

Having pushed the Red Roses so close in September at Sandy Park with a 26-all draw, there was a sensation that the North Americans were going to get the job done on home soil. Either in Toronto or in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Now Canada\u2019s goal will be to go two-from-two. In contrast, for the first time in four years England are hoping to get back to winning ways. It makes for a hugely intriguing Friday night at TD Place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was our target, to be able to win against England during the October window \u2013 I\u2019m just proud of them,\u201d Rouet said at full-time.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust after the game I told them, as soon as you do it once, you want to do it twice. That\u2019s something we have to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n

You cannot say that Canada were not worthy winners. Whether it was Alysha Corrigan\u2019s brilliant solo score or Shoshanah Seumanutafa\u2019s late winner, let alone the superhuman efforts of Sophie de Goede. It was the perfect display of rugby between the first and third ranked teams in the world.<\/p>\n

Wallaroos are in a rhythm<\/p>\n

A win against Scotland<\/a> this Friday night in Canberra can see the Wallaroos equal the same number of wins they registered in 2025.<\/p>\n

Victory at GIO Stadium will also see the side win three games in a row for the first time since their efforts at WXV 2<\/a> in 2024. To say the side have found a rhythm at the end of 2026 is maybe putting things mildly.<\/p>\n

Until they played Scotland at Hive Stadium at the end of September, Australia<\/a> had only won once all year. Against Fiji<\/a> in March. In the months since they had been off the pace in the Pacific Four Series, comfortably lost the Laurie O\u2019Reilly Cup to the Black Ferns and surrendered leads against England and France<\/a> at WXV Global Series.<\/p>\n

Getting off the mark against the Scots in Edinburgh was just reward for plenty of hard work. Made all the more impressive when you consider it is an interim coaching staff led by director of women\u2019s high performance, Tim Walsh.\\<\/p>\n

Their 56-12 win against Scotland at Accor Stadium on Saturday \u2013 one of three warm-up acts for Bledisloe II \u2013 you saw a team full to the brim with confidence.<\/p>\n

More than just a hugely positive eight-try win in front of home support, the Wallaroos\u2019 biggest players stepped up too. Desiree Miller and Maya Stewart were both try-scorers, while emerging star Amelia Whitaker impressed with her brace.<\/p>\n

Then there are the likes of Samantha Wood, Faitala Moleka, Waiaria Ellis and Pia Tapsell, who have all shimmered in the background while others have shone outright. It is hard not to be excited by this emerging crop in gold and green.<\/p>\n

The Eagles are the world\u2019s form team<\/p>\n

At this moment in time, no WXV Global Series team has won their last four games in a row. Well, apart from the USA Women\u2019s Eagles. They are the form team in the world of women\u2019s Test rugby right now after their 36-27 win against Italy in Texas.<\/p>\n

More than anything else, that is testament to the work that Jack Hanratty has done with the Eagles since his arrival as head coach. All of a sudden his squad seem to be very settled, young stars are emerging and players from Emilie Bydwell\u2019s sevens side are getting opportunities too.<\/p>\n

If you look at the way the team are playing their rugby too, it is hugely impressive. There is a dynamism across the squad, a lethal element to their attack that was vacant at Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a> 2025. It is hard to quantify exactly how much this USA team has grown in the 12 months since their group stage exit in England. But, rest assured it is plenty.<\/p>\n

All of this is before we mention the advent of Freda Tafuna as a genuinely world class back-row. There is no weak part of the 23-year-old\u2019s game. You are not left doubting why she was voted the country\u2019s best college player for two years in a row. And she competes in a position group in which co-captain Georgie Perris-Redding is in the best form of her career, while the likes of Kaipona Bailey, Kate Zackary and Hann Humphreys are all jostling for starting spots.<\/p>\n

Then there is the hugely impressive 19-year-old Bella Vogel. So new to Test rugby but also a staple part of it. You cannot feel anything but excitement for what is in her future as a player who looked so comfortable at fly-half for her first caps and is now bossing games from inside centre after the emergence of Life University teammate Nina Mason.<\/p>\n

Another game against Italy is next. This time in Nashville, Tennessee, before they conclude the year against England at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey. Just enough time to keep the confidence flowing into 2027.<\/p>\n

WXV Global Series results<\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

England 48-15 AustraliaCanada 64-26 ScotlandNew Zealand<\/a> 28-14 France<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/p>\n

Wales<\/a> 50-19 South AfricaItaly 55-21 JapanEngland 26-26 CanadaFrance 29-26 AustraliaScotland 14-66 New ZealandIreland<\/a> 36-40 USA<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/p>\n

Italy 29-41 South AfricaEngland 26-19 New ZealandWales 24-26 USAScotland 10-30 AustraliaFrance 21-5 CanadaIreland 31-24 Japan<\/p>\n

Week 4<\/p>\n

Week 5<\/p>\n

Canada 24-21 EnglandAustralia 56-12 ScotlandNew Zealand 81-12 FranceUSA 36-27 Italy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By now everyone should have caught their breath back after the latest weekend of WXV Global Series 2026.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-809324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}