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.
Here we are, about to begin another season of Premiership Women’s Rugby. Last season saw Gloucester-Hartpury Women lift the trophy once again, winning a free-flowing finale against Bristol Bears Women.
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.
The visitors had to play over an hour with 14 players after Gabrielle Senft was sent off.
Between a rugged set-piece and some hard running in the midfield, the All Blacks have found a shape for the future.
Sale's progress under Alex Sanderson during the second half of last season probably didn’t catch any of us by surprise but was no less impressive as a result
Wasps losing a prop to a red card ultimately wasn't enough of a leg-up for Worcester to go and end their rotten Premiership losing streak.
It's no understatement to suggest that the Crusaders are perhaps the best propping factory in the world, regularly converting inexperienced players into contenders for international jerseys.