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WXV Global Series women's rugby tournament

Overview

The inaugural WXV Global Series, featuring the top twelve women’s rugby nations, commenced with significant results for major teams. In the opening matches, England’s Red Roses extended their winning streak to 39 matches by defeating Australia 48-15 in Salford, overcoming a halftime deficit to score eight second-half tries. Other early tournament results included Canada defeating Scotland 64-26 and New Zealand’s Black Ferns beating France 28-14.

Following these opening results, England’s historic winning streak was interrupted during a match against Canada at Sandy Park. The fixture ended in a 26-26 draw, marking England’s first failure to win an international fixture since the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup final. While England remained undefeated in 40 consecutive Tests, the draw highlighted struggles with set-piece errors and point conversion. England head coach John Mitchell described the match as a “real arm wrestle” and noted that while his team applied significant pressure, they failed to convert it into points.

England subsequently secured a 26-19 victory over New Zealand’s Black Ferns at Twickenham. Despite New Zealand holding a 12-7 halftime lead and controlling much of the possession, England increased their defensive intensity in the second half. The match was decided in the final moments when Zoe Harrison intercepted a pass from Amy du Plessis to score a decisive try after the full-time siren. Coach Mitchell attributed the win to the team’s “superb defense.”

Entities

WXV Global Series · John Mitchell · England Red Roses · Australia Wallaroos · Sandy Park

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Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [SPORTS] 7 sources
    England Red Roses defeat Black Ferns with last-minute intercept

    England's Red Roses defeated New Zealand's Black Ferns 26-19 in a dramatic WXV rugby match, secured by a last-minute intercept try from Zoe Harrison.

  2. 10 days ago

    [SPORTS] 9 sources
    England women's rugby winning streak ends in draw against Canada

    England's 39-match winning streak ended in a 26-26 draw against Canada during the WXV Global Series in Exeter, leaving the Test series tied at 1-1.

  3. 17 days ago

    [SPORTS] 14 sources
    England Red Roses defeat Australia 48-15 in WXV opener

    England's Red Roses overcame an early deficit to beat Australia 48-15, while Canada crushed Scotland 64-26 and New Zealand defeated France 28-14 in the opening matches of the WXV Global Series.

Sources

asiarugby.com · brandonsun.com · communitynews.com.au · dailydigest.ie · independent.co.uk · indiavision.com · information.tv5monde.com · intellivoire.net · ledauphine.com · mojkraj.hr · newsimg.bbc.co.uk · nzsportswire.com · onrugby.it · paddling.se · planetrugby.com · ruck.co.uk · sports247.my · stade-rennais-online.com · superrugbynews.fr · telegraph.co.uk · theguardian.com · therugbypaper.co.uk · time.news · ultimaterugby.com · winnipegfreepress.com

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history