{
  "id": 13166909,
  "title": "De Goede to captain Canada in rugby rematches with world champion England",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/de-goede-to-captain-canada-in-rugby-rematches-with-world-champion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T17:29:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/09/de-goede-to-captain-canada-in-rugby-rematches-with-world-champion-england"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "World Rugby's reigning women's player of the year, Sophie de Goede, has been named as Canada's captain for upcoming matches against world champion England. De Goede, a Victoria native, led Canada to the Women's Rugby World Cup final last year. The 31-player roster includes Olympic rugby sevens silver medallists Piper Logan and Caroline Crossley, who will be looking to make their international debuts. Canada will play England on October 16 at BMO Field in Toronto and on October 23 at TD Place in Ottawa, marking their first home games since their loss to England in last year's World Cup final.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}