Rugby Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored 2 attempts each to assist Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a success that moved the Canadian females up one area to No. 3 on the planet Rugby rankings. 5th-ranked Wallaroos had no response for Canada’s driving whip The Canadian Press · Posted: May 11, 2024 11:44 AM EDT|Last Updated: 8 hours ago Canada’s females rugby group edged host Australia 33-14 at the Pacific Four Series use Saturday, moving one area to No. 3 worldwide Rugby rankings. (@RugbyCanada/ X) Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored 2 attempts each to assist Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a triumph that moved the Canadian ladies up one area to No. 3 worldwide Rugby rankings. The fifth-ranked Wallaroos had no response for Canada’s driving whip with prop DaLeaka Menin likewise scoring a shot at Allianz Stadium. Following a 50-7 romp over the 10th-ranked United States on April 28 in Carson, Calif., in the competition opener, Saturday’s win clinched Canada’s berth in the elite department of the WXV competitors that Vancouver is hosting Sept. 27 to Oct. 13. No. 2 New Zealand thumped the U.S. 57-5 on Friday in Hamilton. Canada finishes up its competition versus the world champ Black Ferns on May 19 in Christchurch in a match that will choose the winner of the four-team Pacific Four Series. #OneSquad|@nfpca pic.twitter.com/jt9vrpQh5k —– @RugbyCanada The leading 3 groups advance to WXV 1, the leading department of the three-tier yearly competition. The WXV 1 will likewise include No. 1 England, No. 4 France and No 9 Ireland, the leading 3 sides from the current Women’s Six Nations Championship. Saturday’s win moved the Canadian ladies past France in the rankings. Canada captain Sophie de Goede kicked 4 conversions. Hooker Tania Naden scored a shot for Australia, which was likewise granted a charge shot. Arabella McKenzie included a conversion. Second-row forward Tyson Beukeboom began to make her 67th cap, connecting her with Rugby Canada Hall of Famer Gillian Florence for many by a Canadian lady. Centre Alex Tessier made her 50th cap, ending up being simply the 8th Canadian female to reach the turning point. ‘I am really happy with our trample and scrumming abilit’ The Canadian driving whip did much of the damage Saturday, with Cline scoring her very first global shots. “If you provide our forwards area around the breakdown, they are going to take it,” stated Canada coach Kevin Rouet. “I am really pleased with our whip and scrumming capability in Canada. It is essential for us to display that versus any of our challengers. “I am extremely pleased with how our entire group played today.” Attempts by Cline and Hunt offered Canada a 12-0 early lead before the Wallaroos cut the cause 12-7 in the 20th minute. The Canadians led 19-7 at the break after Cline’s 2nd shot, when again from the back of the trample. Hunt’s 2nd shot contributed to the lead early in the 2nd half. The Canadian momentum stalled in the 47th minute, with Australia granted a charge shot and Canada’s Maddie Grant sent out to the sin bin for an intentional knock-on. Julia Schell and de Goede came close to scoring in the passing away minutes however were held up by Australian tacklers. “Our backs played well today too,” stated de Goede. “They established the forwards in locations of the pitch to proceed and rating. It was a complete synergy today.” Edmonton’s Cline made her global launching in a 45-7 win over Australia at last July’s Pacific Four Series. She plays her club rugby in Australia for the Western Force. The Canadians had actually won each of their previous 5 conferences with the Wallaroos by an aggregate rating of 35-7. “Definitely looks of what we can do out there,” Australia winger Maya Stewart stated. “You guys have actually seen tonight what we can do and there’s more in the tank, so stick to us.” Canada was runner-up at last year’s Pacific Four competition, beating the U.S. 50-7 in Madrid before coming home to Ottawa where it downed Australia 45-7 and lost 52-21 to New Zealand in front of a Canadian ladies’s record crowd of 10,092 at TD Place. Saturday’s Canada-Australia match was the very first conference of the 2 nations on Australian soil. 3 of the 5 previous conference were played in New Zealand with the others in Northern Ireland and Ottawa.
Canadian females beat host Australia in Pacific Four Series rugby play – CBC.ca
