Canada 24-21 England: Red Roses’ 41-match unbeaten run ends in Toronto

WXV Global Series

Canada (5) 24

Tries: Bauder, Corrigan, Menin, Seumanutafa Cons: De Goede (2)

England (14) 21

Tries: Feaunati, Harrison, Bern Cons: Harrison (3)

England’s 41-match unbeaten streak resulted in dramatic style as Shoshanah Seumanutafa’s late attempt handed Canada an exhilarating 24-21 victory in Toronto.

Canada, who beforehand snapped England’s 39-match successful run with a 26-26 draw in Exeter in September, are the primary staff to defeat the Red Roses since November 2022, once they misplaced to New Zealand within the World Cup closing.

Playing in entrance of 18,621 followers, a report for a standalone ladies’s fixture in North America, the consequence additionally marks England’s first defeat by Canada since 2016 and their first in opposition to their hosts on Canadian soil, having gained their earlier 11 away matches.

Canada’s Savannah Bauder took benefit of Zoe Harrison’s yellow card to open the scoring within the fifteenth minute, but it surely was England who took a 14-5 half-time lead, hitting again late within the first half via Maddie Feaunati and Harrison, with Laetitia Royer within the sin-bin for the hosts.

Sarah Bern cancelled out a classy solo attempt from the hosts’ Alysha Corrigan early within the second half to protect England’s nine-point lead earlier than Canada’s DaLeaka Menin crashed over for a transformed rating simply after the hour mark to arrange a tense finale.

Three minutes from time, Canada mounted an assault from midway after a fumble put Harrison’s clearing kick below stress, and substitute Seumanutafa charged down the left wing to finish the comeback.

The two sides will renew their rivalry in Ottawa on Friday, 23 October (within the early hours of Saturday on UK time) earlier than England conclude their 2026 WXV Global Series in opposition to the USA in New Jersey on Friday, 30 October (21:15 GMT).