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England have made inroads from the restart and are camped up in the Canada 22 before Sarah Hunter shows a little too much of the ball as she goes into contact and is stripped of possession.
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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PENALTYpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
First blood to England, although it could have been five points rather than three if the support had been quicker. Natasha Hunt broke through the first rank of Canadian defence, but found herself short of friends as bore down on Julianne Zussman.
Canada infringe in their despearation to get back and make amends and Emily Scarratt slots the penalty to make the first impression on the scoreboard.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra"Canada are doing everything they can to rattle Katy Mclean - but she's got to deal with that. It's going to be really interesting to see how the breakdown goes today, because Canada look as if they're going out to dominate that area.
"Katy's very aggressive and likes to lead from the front. She's a great role model for young players coming through."
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Full-back Danielle Waterman runs the ball back niftily and Maggie Alphonsi gets her first rumble as England recycle. England miss Alphonsi's presence at the breakdown though and Canada's Karen Paquin locks down over the top of her tackled opposite to earn the penalty for Canada.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra"Katy Mclean's kicking is going to be crucial. She's had her knee strapped since the first game, so there's obviously been an issue there. But Emily Scarratt can boot the ball, and La Toya Mason on the bench is a good kicker, so England are well covered if Katy's not up for it."
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England were under the cosh in the resulting scrum but referee Amy Perrett decides that the wheeling mass of bodies is because of a deliberate bit of push-me-pull-you from Canda rather than England's weakness. Penalty, white.
That was a bit of a break for England.
Postpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Canada have enjoyed the best of the early possession and field position, but a spilled ball in a lineout up on the England 22-metre line give Gary Street's side a bit of a breather.
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra"Both teams are testing the water and seeing where the weaknesses are. So far, England look good defensively.
"The ref's going to be really tight on releasing the tackler, so that's something England have to watch for."
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The crowd murmur with excitement as Canada's star back Magali Harvey gets her mitts on the ball for the first time. She is being well watched by the England backline though with Emily Scarratt refusing to buy her dummy to kick and smothering her in the tackle.
Harvey isn't releasing and that is turnover ball to England.
KICK-OFFpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
It is Canada who get us off and running with a kick that is comfortably gathered by the England forwards. Prop Rochelle Clark gets the first run at the red wall and leave a decent dent.
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The two teams line up and face the main stand.
If the way they set about their national anthem is anything to go by, Canada are psyched to 11.
Kick-off is moments away....
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Amy Turner
Ex-England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra"I'm a little bit nervous but it's a really good occasion here and the atmosphere is electric.
"Canada have nothing to lose, and both teams have genuine belief that they can win. There's going to be some great rugby played."
Line-upspublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
The teams are in the tunnel.
Here is the castlist.
England: Danielle Waterman; Katherine Merchant, Emily Scarratt, Rachael Burford, Kay Wilson; Katy Mclean (capt), Natasha Hunt; Sarah Hunter, Margaret Alphonsi, Marlie Packer; Joanna McGilchrist, Tamara Taylor; Sophie Hemming, Victoria Fleetwood, Rochelle Clark
Replacements: Emma Croker, Laura Keates, Rebecca Essex, Alexandra Matthews, La Toya Mason, Ceri Large, Claire Allan
Canada: Julianne Zussman; Magali Harvey, Mandy Marchak, Andrea Burk, Jessica Dovanne; Emily Belchos, Elissa Alarie; Kelly Russell (capt), Karen Paquin, Jacey Murphy; Maria Samson, Latoya Blackwood; Hilary Leith, Kim Donaldson, Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid
Replacements: Laura Russell, Olivia DeMerchant, Mary Jane Kirby, Tyson Beukeboom, Kayla Mack, Julia Sugawara, Brittany Waters
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Maggie Alphonsi like all the rest of the England team is an amateur. Most have taken unpaid leave from their jobs to be at the tournament.
England second-row and physiotherapist Jo McGilchrist has been without pay for 12 weeks,
"We have all made sacrifices to play in this tournament and for all of us it is about going one better than we did in 2010," she told the Guardian today., external
PM backs Englandpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Image source, Getty ImagesPrime Minister David Cameron, external has tweeted his support for England ahead of today's final: "Good luck to England Women in today's Final - you are doing your country proud: #CarryThemHome"
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Image source, Getty ImagesFour of England's starting XV - Rochelle Clark, Danielle Waterman, Tamara Taylor and Maggie Alphonsi - played in both the 2006 and 2010 finals.
For Alphonsi especially, a first World Cup victory would be well-earned.
The 30-year-old Saracens flanker was born with a club foot, but has since become, pretty unarguably, the best female player in her country's history.
She has won seven Six Nations titles and in 2011 became the first woman in the 50-year history of the award to win the prestigious Pat Marshall Memorial Award, external as the personality of the season, beating Richie McCaw.
"Maggie the Machine" has also been awarded an MBE for her services to the sport and has generally elevated the standard of back row play in the women's game to a new level.
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland captain Katy McLean:, external "Today is World Cup final day! I can't thank everyone enough for the support you have given me or this team! #1jobleft"
Canada go through their pacespublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Image source, Rugby CanadaRugby Canada on Twitter:, external "Canada's warm up is on right now at Stade Jean Bouin!"
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Image source, APWho should you keep any eye on in the Canucks ranks? One name. Magali Harvey.
The 24-year-old winger has scored half of her side's 104 points, taking on the kicking duties between leaving defenders choking on dust.
Her solo try against France from deep inside her 22, external was as jaw-dropping a score as you'll see this side of Takudzwa Ngwenya smoking Bryan Habana in the 2007 men's tournament.
Of course the forwards will say they deserve most of the credit for winning the ball against the head in the preceding scrum.
Click through on the link above. It is one minute 49 seconds you won't regret.
Canada's Samson calls on the forcepublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 17 August 2014
Image source, Maria SamsonCanada's Maria Samson has enlisted a little help to ensure she and her team-mates get to the Stade Jean-Bouin in plenty of time.
She posts on Facebook:, external "Last thing to do now is just get to the field. Thanks to these lovely police officers giving us an escort, we will be there in a jiffy!!! LET'S GO CANADA!!!"