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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  1. HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

  2. Penaltypublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Magali Harvey lines it up and sends the ball tumbling end over end through the sticks. The last act of the first half.

  3. Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    England survive with their tryline intact, but only at the cost of a penalty at the stroke of half-time. Magali Harvey places the ball carefully on the tee...

  4. Postpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Amy Turner
    Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "If I were Natasha Hunt, I would be having a stern word with the forwards. She needs more cover round the base of breakdown. England need to get that right - before they think about going out wide. They need to dominate the breakdowns and earn the right to go out wide."

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  5. Postpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    A Karen Paquin blindside dart, a fine line picked by Mandy Marchak and suddenly Canada are up within five metres of the England line. Time ticking down on the half...

  6. Missed conversionpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    The angle was tight and Emily Scarratt is lacking both distance and accuracy as she over-reaches.

  7. Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Amy Turner
    Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "That try was a really good team effort. England made the correct decisions at correct time. Nollie [Danielle Waterman] throwing the ball up in air 30 feet after scoring shows what it means."

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  8. TRYpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Danielle Waterman scores England's first try on 31 minutesImage source, Jordan Mansfield

    A tremendous team try from England with pretty much everyone from one to 15 getting their hands on the ball as they sweep from one end of the pitch to another in a couple of flowing phases.

    The combination between Kay Wilson and Rachael Burford cut Canada to ribbons down the left wing before the ball was recycled and spun back to the other wing. A dummy from Tamara Taylor sent the television cameraman panning right as she darted left, offloaded to Maggie Alphonsi and watched Danielle Waterman complete the job in the corner.

  9. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Canada's forwards are doing the dark arts well. Maria Samson stretches a long arm over the top to grab a fistful of Natasha Hunt's shirt and pull the England scrum-half back into a maul, just as she wants to unleash her backline.

  10. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Amy Turner
    Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Emily Scarratt's been the silent hero in this competition. She doesn't say much, she's not bolshie, but she does her job with confidence, and that's exactly what England need.

    "Rachael Burford's holding her ankle and she's not moving as freely as she normally would. But she would have to be dragged from the pitch with her leg hanging off to come off in a World Cup final."

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  11. PENALTYpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Emily Scarratt bops the ball over the top from the tee and England are six point out in front. Probably the least they will have wanted for all the pressure they have applied so far.

  12. Postpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Canada stray offside at the breakdown and drop their guard as they expect the whistle to blow against them. Marlie Packer is perky as a meerkat and seizes the moment to surge towards the line. Canada just about manage to scrag her but they will have to go back for that original offence...

  13. Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    England are grinding through the phase, trying to bore a hole in the Canada defence around the halfway line.

  14. Postpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Amy Turner
    Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "She's over the line - it's a question of whether there was a double movement or not. It's a try. I struggle to see why she cannot award that try.

    "I think the officials don't know what they're saying, and they've just decided: Let's have a scrum. England are going to be bitterly disappointed that they haven't come away with points there."

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  15. NO TRYpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Natasha Hunt thought she had scored a try but it was disallowed by the TMOImage source, KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

    After the sort of scrutiny reserved for Zapruder's home videos, the video official decides that Canada have just, just held up the darting Natasha Hunt.

    Canada are rolling with the punches in this first quarter and three points adrift is not a bad place to be with some magic in their backline.

  16. TRY REVIEWpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    That must be a try. Natasha Hunt taps and goes in the blink of an eye. Karen Paquin is on hand to try and stop her right on the whitewash, but it looked over on first viewing.

    The referee is heading upstairs for a video review.

  17. Postpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    What a tackle! Canada's Karen Paquin corner-flags superbly, scurrying across to make a try-saving tackle as Kat Merchant looked set for the first score.

    Canada manage to pilfer the ball and that is the least that piece of defence deserves.

  18. Postpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Amy Turner
    Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "England just need to settle. They look a little nervy. There are one or two little errors creeping in, which is only going to stress them out. They need to build phases to stifle Canada's ambition and dominate these breakdowns."

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  19. Postpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 17 August 2014

    Sara Orchard, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator: "Emily Scarratt's nickname is Femur because she has the longest thigh bones in the squad. At one stage in this tournament, she had 10 kicks from 10, which are stats any player would be proud of. It was her boot that kept England alive when they drew with Canada in the pool stages."

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    Never believe the reasons you are told for rugby nicknames Sara. They are almost always far ruder explanations.