England fall to back-to-back defeats for first time in 10 years
England had gone four years unbeaten before their 24-21 defeat to Canada in Toronto last week
England suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in ten years, surrendering a 31-22 defeat to Canada in the WXV Global Series. Maddie Feaunati opened the scoring for the Red Roses with a try in the first 10 minutes, converted by Zoe Harrison. However, England failed to recover from their 24-21 loss in Toronto earlier in the week, which ended their four-year unbeaten streak.
Despite overturning the half-time deficit to take a 17-12 lead, Canada regained the advantage before extending their lead to 31-17. Captain Sophie de Goede sealed the victory with a hat-trick, including three successful conversions, while Harrison kicked the only penalty of the match in the 42nd minute. England concluded their WXV Global Series campaign with a match against the US in New Jersey on Friday.
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