Canadian Women’s Rugby Team Falls 21-5 to Host France
Emilie Boulard scored twice as France’s defense held Canada to one try and a 21-5 loss, despite Canada entering ranked third by World Rugby.
- Host France defeated The Canadian women's rugby team 21-5 on Saturday, Sept. 26, during a Global Series match.
- Canada ranked third in the world by World Rugby, ahead of fourth-ranked France, and both teams recently tied England 26-26 on Sept. 19 in Exeter.
- Emilie Boulard scored in each half for France, while a defense led by Mouna Toure restricted Canada; Lizzie Gibson of Caledon, Ont., scored the lone try for Canada, which trailed 7-5 at the half.
- Team Canada played without key players, as Asia Hogan-Rochester missed the match due to an unspecified training injury, and coaches rested Veteran Sophie to ensure Goede's availability for upcoming fixtures.
- Upcoming matches against England include games on Oct. 16 in Toronto and Oct. 23 in Ottawa, allowing the team to regroup following their recent Global Series performance.
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Canadian women’s rugby team falls 21-5 to host France
LA ROCHELLE — The Canadian women's rugby team fell 21-5 to host France on Saturday. Lizzie Gibson of Caledon, Ont., scored the lone try for Canada, which trailed 7-5 at the half. Canada's women rank third in the world ahead of France, at fourth, by Wor...
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Canadian women's rugby team falls 21-5 to host France
LA ROCHELLE - The Canadian women's rugby team fell 21-5 to host France on Saturday.
Relive France's XV victory over Canada (21-5), this Saturday in La Rochelle.
Rugby - WXV Global Series. With His Best Match of the Year, France's XV Is Reassuring Against Canada
After two average performances against New Zealand (defeat 28-14) and against Australia (victory 29-26), the XV of France delivered a reference game Saturday night (21-5) in La Rochelle. Good augurs before the second part of the tour, in New Zealand.
After the bumblebees that had disabled them against New Zealand (14-28), the yellow and red cards that polluted their rugby against the Australians finally defeated to the courage (29-26), the teammates of Pauline Bourdon-Sansus surely delivered the best performance since the beginning of François Ratier's term this winter. Because apart from the realism that did not allow the Blues to distance themselves from the women finally rather disappoint…
Les Bleues managed to win a full game (21-5), with three tests on Saturday night.
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