Sophie de Goede shines in Canada's formidable win over Australia

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13/09/2025 19:19

Quarter-final: Canada 46-5 Australia
Canucks will face New Zealand in semi-finals

Expansive attacking rugby? Tick. Pick and go tries? Tick. Impressive defence and holding up tries? Tick. This Canada performance underlined why they are among the tournament favourites and had everything to set-up a tasty semi-final against the defending champions, New Zealand.

The wing Alysha Corrigan was a bright spark, scoring twice, as was Karin Paquin while the dependable Sophie de Goede had another solid outing for the side she used to skipper.

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