International France Canada Ireland New Zealand Rugby UPS DISH Action International France Canada Ireland New Zealand

Host Canada dominates France 46-24 to open WXV 1 tournament

cbc.ca

Canada's women's 15s rugby squad opened its WXV 1 tournament with a dominant 46-24 victory over France on Sunday. Fancy Bermudez and Laetitia Royer each scored a pair of tries for the world No.

3 Canadians, while Paige Farries, Emily Tuttosi and Asia Hogan-Rochester each contributed one apiece. Alex Tessier booted four conversions and a penalty kick for the home nation, who are hosting the international tournament for the first time.

Earlier on Sunday, No. 1 England thumped the eighth-ranked U.S. 61-21 in the first game of the tournament. No. 2 New Zealand is set to battle No.

7 Ireland in the final game of the opening day's action. Play will continue in Langley, B.C., next weekend before returning to B.C.

Related News
France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said he doesn’t think the deal Italy has made with Albania to send asylum seekers there for processing will work in France.
In tough conditions against a physical opponent, Canada found a way to win Tuesday.
After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch is getting his first real taste of what lies ahead 20 months from now when the 2026 World Cup kicks off.
BRUSSELS :Striker Randal Kolo Muani scored a brace as France took a giant step towards the Nations League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over hosts Belgium in a League A Group 2 clash in Brussels on Monday.
Randal Kolo Muani of Paris Saint-Germain scored twice as France again won in the absence of Kylian Mbappe on Monday, beating Belgium 2-1 away in the UEFA Nations League.
BRUSSELS : FIFA will start negotiations with the sport's stakeholders on the transfer system after the European Union ruled that some of its aspects were unlawful, the soccer governing body said on Monday.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.