Forced to watch on as her international teammates finished fourth overall in New Zealand from the injury reserve list, it is now hard to imagine a Canada team without the 34-year-old named at lock forward.
The 26-year-old has thrived on both the sevens and 15s scenes, and 2024 was a year in which Canada was at the forefront - perhaps more than ever - for rugby’s cognoscenti. Apps is currently out in Perth preparing for round three of the HSBC SVNS, with securing a spot at the upcoming 15s World Cup a key focus.
While the Loughborough Lightning wing left Paris with a silver medal in her luggage, Scurfield had to watch as her teammates almost went the distance from her hospital bed.
The match will see world number one and number two sides England and Canada go head to head with WXV silverware on the line this Saturday in Vancouver.
Tyson Beukeboom, who became Canada’s most-capped women’s player of all time during the Pacific Four Series, will reach a new milestone this weekend in WXV.
Six members of the Canada squad that secured a sevens silver medal at Paris 2024 will be part of the country’s push for WXV 1 glory on home soil.
Canada stunned the world when they won the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand defeating Rugby World Champions the Black Ferns for the first time.
Fancy Bermudez was a pivotal figure in Canada’s historic 22-19 upset. The 21-year-old winger scored two tries in her tenth international as Canada wrapped up their Pacific Four Series title.
Canada have claimed their first-ever win over the Black Ferns and the Pacific Four Series title under grey cloud on a cold afternoon in Christchurch with a historic 22-19 win.