CANADIAN RUGBY FANS, ARE YOU READY? 🏉🍁
Head Coach Kevin Rouet has named the 23-player roster for Friday’s semi-final at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. local time, England) at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. 📆
Canada enters the match off a dominant 46–5 quarter-final win over Australia and will face the defending champs, the Black Ferns—who they’ve beaten and drawn with in recent matchups. 💪
Standouts to watch: Sophie de Goede, Julia Schell, Asia Hogan-Rochester, and Alysha Corrigan lead Canada’s attack, while Karen Paquin and DaLeaka Menin bring experience and defensive firepower. 🔥
Schell made history with the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup history earlier this year, and De Goede ranks third in tournament scoring with 44 points. 👀
The team has outscored opponents 193–31 in four games, ranking first in carries (622) and second in offloads (66), tallying 30 tries along the way. 🤩
Karen Paquin will earn her 50th cap, and Menin moves into ...