Coach Rouet Names 32 Players for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Tour of England in September

Some notable inclusions in this 32 player list, Caroline Crossley and Magali Harvey return to national team play. They both played in the Premier Rugby Sevens competition this summer. Krissy Scurfield comes into the XVs picture after making a name for herself with the national 7s team.

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Canada Women’s U23 Win Second Match Against USA 55-14

[ed. match replay is here.]

from Rugby Canada

Canada’s U23 Women’s Rugby Team won their second “Border Battle” match against the USA on Sunday, following up Wednesday’s 24-5 win with a dominating 55-14 victory.

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Canadian Women Defeat Australia 45-7 to Finish Second in Pacific Four Series

Canada finished 2nd in the Pacific Four Series with a commanding 45-7 win over Australia. New Zealand topped the competition with a 3-0 record.

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Canada U20 Women Fall to Wales 39-12 – USA Finish 2-0, Wales 1-1, Canada 0-2

The Canadian U20 women fell to Wales 39-12 to finish the tournament 0-2. The USA win the tournament with a 2-0 record as Wales lost 28-27 to USA Women’s U20s in Ottawa last week. Wales finish at 1-1.

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Canada Fall to NZ 52-21 in Pacific Four Action

Canada go 1-1 in the Pacific Four series and with one round left are in a good position to finish top 3 and advance to the Tier One WXV. The USA look destined to be relegated to Tier 2 as they were pummelled by Australia today, 58-17, they’ll have to defeat the Black Ferns to have any chance of remaining in Tier 1. Canada fill face Australia in the final round of the series on Friday.

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Coach Rouet Drops 10 From Pre-Tournament Camp – 30 Players Chosen for Ottawa Series

Coach Kevin Rouet named his 30 players for the upcoming matches against NZ and Australia. He had to drop 10 players from his long list. He dropped 7 forwards and 3 backs, the total now stands at 17 forwards and 13 backs.

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National Women’s XVs Program Co-ordinates Coast to Coast Regional Selection Matches

While the men’s XVs program continues to flounder, the women’s XVs program is moving from strength to strength with the latest announcement of selection and talent ID matches from coast to coast.

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Ottawa to Host Women’s Pacific Four Series in July; Canada, USA, NZ, Australia

from Rugby Canada

The City of Ottawa and TD Place will host Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA this July in the 2023 Pacific Four Series in partnership with Mastercard, a cross-regional international women’s rugby tournament.

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Canada Defeat USA 50-17 to Open Women’s Pacific Four Series: Full Match Video

The women’s XVs team continues to impress under the coaching of Kevin Rouet and the player leadership of Sophie de Goede. The performance of the team challenges some standard beliefs.

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