Women’s Rugby League World Cup: England cruise to victory against Canada as Stanley secures superb hat-trick | Rugby League News

Woman of Steel Tara-Jane Stanley scored a hat-trick in the second half; Six tries in the first half gave England a 30-0 lead at the break; Their final game of the group is against Papua New Guinea next week.

Leah Burke put England on the scoreboard in less than a minute as she put in a solid performance against a determined Canadian side

A hat-trick for Woman of Steel Tara-Jane Stanley helped the England climb to the top of Group A as they cruised to a 54-4 win over Canada at the Rugby World Cup.

England crossed the line six times in the first half, with Leah Burke, Georgia Wilson, Fran Goldthorp, Georgia Roche and a brace from Hollie Dodd putting England ahead 30-0 at half-time and leaving Canada with a lot of work to do.

Tara-Jane Stanley crossed the whitewash twice as England took control in the second half

After the break, Ravens’ work was immediately made more difficult in the 42nd minute as Stanley capitalized on a huge run from Vicky Whitfield to increase England’s lead to 36-0, taking their second place only two minutes later.

Canada fought back through Petra Woods but tries from Carrie Roberts, Burke and Stanley’s third nullified their efforts and cemented a whopping 54-4 for the host nation and put them firmly top of Group A with Papua- New Guinea who will still face Brazil later on Saturday.

History of the game

After kicking off from the kick-off, England were given early territory from the scrum, with Burke diving into the corner in the first minute to give England a 4-0 lead.

Despite falling off the scoreboard early, Canada defended well and when given a fair chance on the England line, a scramble from the home side nearly nearly prevented the Ravens from fighting back.

Hollie-Mae Dodd was in fine form both attacking and defending as she scored a brace in the first half

A tussle then ensued between the two sides before England found a 16th-minute breakthrough, with Dodd rolling back inside to go under the sticks before Wilson pulled a gap just four minutes over. later, Stanley adding the extras to take England 14-0 up in the first quarter.

Carrie Roberts put in a brilliant performance in both defense and attack that continued to lay the groundwork for her side, with Dodd finishing off Roche’s pass to steal for her second after just 26 minutes.

Georgia Wilson seized her chance and got on the scoreboard as England took an early lead

Goldthorp, on the other hand, scored a brilliant individual effort in the 31st minute, allowing three Canadian players to overtake and extend England’s lead to 24-0 before Roche joined the party with a try of his own. outstanding solo, faking and crossing the line to put England 30-0 up at half-time.

In almost a cue moment from the opening moments of the match, England came out for the second 40 with the same attitude as the first, Vicky Whitfield making huge yards for Stanley to work from the back to score, her precision with the boot adding two extra points.

Stanley wasn’t done there and just two minutes later England really took control, fending off two Canadian defenders to put England 40-0 up.

Canada fought back in the 47th minute through center Woods after Roberts’ kick-off error, his solid footwork slipping past England and putting the Ravens on the scoreboard.

However, that wasn’t enough to stop England in their tracks, with Courtney Winfield-Hill running into space to dispatch Roberts with Stanley securing his hat-trick just 10 minutes later, backing up in the two-on-one to bring England to half a century.

Burke then found his brace in the corner after a sensational individual run from Winfield-Hill to secure a dominating 54-4 victory for the national team.