England beat Canada to win Women's Rugby World Cup in front of record crowd

England produced a dominant performance to defeat Canada at Twickenham and win the Women's Rugby World Cup for a third time.

England produced another dominant performance to defeat Canada to confirm its world domination after outclassing Canada 33-13 in front of a record crowd in Twickenham, London on Saturday, September 27.

Victory by five tries to three capped an astonishing World Cup cycle in which England won every match, 33 in a row, the greatest streak in international rugby.

In front of a record women's rugby crowd of 81,885, the Red Roses, who had lost the previous two finals to New Zealand, laid that ghost to rest with an assured display built on their power up front and ferocious defence.

England had lost the last two finals, and five of the last six.

But this final at Allianz Stadium was a showcase of England's power and pace and gave the tournament host its third World Cup title after triumphs in 1994 and 2014.

Having conceded an early score to flying Canada winger Asia Hogan-Rochester, the hosts and tournament favourites responded through a sensational solo score by Ellie Kildunne.

Hooker Amy Cokayne and number eight Alex Matthews then crossed as John Mitchell's side took control of the final, with Sophie de Goede kicking a penalty to keep Canada within two scores.

Abbie Ward grabbed the first try of the second half before Hogan-Rochester bagged her second score.

However, Matthews' second try from close range, soon after brave defence had repelled Canada, sealed the game for the Red Roses.

Canada, who came into the final 95% of the way towards their million-dollar fundraising goal entitled 'Mission: Win Rugby World Cup' - which was set up to help them compete with the world's best-funded teams - comfortably defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals and arguably had played the best rugby in the tournament.

However, on the biggest stage when it mattered most, Mitchell's team outperformed the world's number two ranked side to become world champions for the first time since 2014 - when they also defeated Canada.

The result caps a memorable year for women's sport in England after football's Lionesses retained their European title at Euro 2025 in July.