The Red Roses face the Black Ferns in the World Cup final in New Zealand: here's the start time, how to watch it, team news and referee details.
She will become the first woman to have refereed Rugby World Cup finals in both sevens and 15s, in the space of 62 days. Not since July 2019, and a 28-13 defeat to New Zealand, have Middleton's side failed to win a Test match. They had five wins over Australia and four against Canada, with France, Scotland, Germany, the United States, Samoa and a World XV their other victims. Their overall record reads 1,405 points scored and only 247 conceded, a per-match average of 46.8 to 8.2. They have never lost to England in a World Cup final in four meetings. We've got the best team probably of all time at the weekend. Very rarely in life do you get an opportunity to be the best you can be or try and achieve the ultimate and test yourself. Middleton has also elected to start Holly Aitchison at inside centre in place of Tatyana Heard, who is among the substitutes. To lose in front of your home crowd is a tough gig. England were undoubtedly the favourites long before this tournament kicked off, but New Zealand have been in scintillating form too and are likely to give England their biggest challenge in recent years. So the pressure on them is absolutely massive. England head coach Simon Middleton has made five changes to the line-up that beat Canada in the semi-final.
Live updates as Englands Red Roses take on hosts New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park. Kick-off is at 6.30am.
The incident happened after Woodman burst down the wing towards the England 22. Ellie Kildunne put in a half-tackle and as Woodman passed the ball inside ...
Could England hold on with 14 players or would New Zealand expose more holes in the second half? Ellie Kildunne put in a half-tackle and as Woodman passed the ball inside Thompson came across to make another tackle and made head-on-head contact. [Rugby World Cup](https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup) hub page for all the latest from New Zealand. The Black Ferns had the final say of the half with another maul try from Amy Rule to make it 26-19 to England at the break. So the result was a red card for the winger and England would play 62 minutes of the final at a numerical disadvantage. [England](https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup/england-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad-2022-145171) made a blistering start to the [Rugby World Cup](https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup) final to lead 14-0 after 13 minutes, but just five minutes later they were reduced to 14 players for the remainder of the match.
Taking a much-needed break after a frenetic first half, former England player Austin Healey tweeted about the pace the game was played at. First half lasted ...
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Winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga put the Black Ferns ahead with their sixth try and they held at Eden Park to halt England's world-record winning streak at 30 matches.
Earlier, France hammered Canada 36-0 in the playoff for third place. “The way that the players have turned themselves around, there’s a lot that’s unseen. It was the hosts’ sixth World Cup title.
New Zealand became the first host nation to win a women's Rugby World Cup as they beat England at Eden Park.
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Sarah Hunter believes England can be proud of their World Cup performance and insists Lydia Thompson's red card cannot be solely blamed for their "cruel" ...