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BBC Radio 5 live
Sara Orchard, BBC Radio 5 live commentator: "England are queens of the world!"
Summary
England beat Canada 21-9 to win the World Cup
Waterman scores England try (31 mins)
England's Emily Scarratt try, 3 penalties, 1 conv
Canada's Magali Harvey three penalty kicks
Ireland lose third place play-off 25-18 to France
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England players flood off the bench and throng together in jumping mass of joy.
Twenty years and three final defeats since their first World Cup triumph, they are top of the world again.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
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Emily Scarratt with the turnover! And the clock will beat Canada now.
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Canada piling everyone into a narrow funnel, trying to force a way through. They are up to within ten metres...
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Canada are running from everywhere, offloading out of every contact, keeing the ball alive and hoping for something from somewhere. Maggie Alphonsi nearly steals the pill, but the decision breaks Canada's way. They have the ball up on the England 22.
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Andrew Priestley:, external "Game over! England are World Cup winners, and deservedly so."
Michael Fletcher:, external "Emily Scarratt, YOU BEAUTY!!!"
Conversionpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Emily Scarratt adds the extras with a precise kick. England have a 12 point cushion and surely that will be enough to ride out the last five minutes.
Some white-shirted fans in the stands look like they have started the party already.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live"That's a great individual score by Emily Scarratt. She's a such a natural decision maker. She saw the gap, and she's got the pace because she has such long legs. Excellent - excellent rugby.
"I'm so pleased for the girls. Having been there in 2010, when we lost the final, it's great to see them 21-9 up. England just need to stay calm."
Trypublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Try! A brilliant, barging run from Emily Scarratt as she breaks through the first line of defence, hands off Brittany Waters and pins her ears back for the corner.
She is over! And so might be the match.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live"It's good build-play from England, but it's just that final pass and it doesn't go to hand. At 14-9, it's really tight, and England just need to tighten up or Canada will think they're in with a chance."
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Steve Gore:, external "Come on girls, not long to go, need to attack."
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A massive hit from Alex Matthews is followed by Maggie Alphonsi clamping down over the top to win the penalty. Katy McLean nudges play down to the Canada 22.
Is there a killer score in the brewing?
Ten to gopublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Five points the difference, ten minutes to go.
This is heading down to the wire...
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Image source, @CaseyStoneyEngland women's international footballer Casey Stoney,, external preparing for a World Cup qualifier against Wales this Thursday: "The team watching Maggie Alphonsi and England Rugby girls beating Canada in the World Cup Final #CarryThemHome"
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Alex Matthews and Emma Croker, the Richmond pair, are on in the forwards and Croker gets over the top of a tackled Canadian to turn the ball over just near halfway.
Her back is almost slapped senseless by her team-mates in congratulations.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live"Sophie Hemming combines her rugby with a career as a vet. Some of the stories she would come to the England training camp with are amazing. She'd turn up and say: 'I just delivered a calf before I came here.' And you'd think: 'Oh. OK. I hope you've washed your hands then.'"
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England's scrum stays intact just about long enough for Natasha Hunt to get the ball away to Katy McLean who clears her lines with a booming kick.
Julianne Zussman spills forward in her attempt to field it for Canada. There was plenty of pressure from a keen chase. England scrum just short of halfway.
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A knock-on from captain Kelly Russell and England have the ball back. Their scrum has been under a load of pressure though...
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Janet Jeffrey:, external "Stay tight girls . This is your year"