Teenage star Sorensen-McGee finishes top try-scorer
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New Zealand star Braxton Sorensen-McGee was the top try-scorer of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup with 11 tries.
The 18-year-old wing scored hat-tricks in pool-stage victories over Ireland and Japan and finished off by scoring twice as the Black Ferns beat France 42-26 in the third-place play-off at Twickenham.
Only Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman with 13 tries in the 2017 tournament has scored more tries in a single World Cup.
Sorensen-McGee was named Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year for her superb performances in her first World Cup.
Here's the list of the leading try-scorers.
11 - Braxton Sorensen-McGee
Top World Cup scorer Sorensen-McGee touches down for 11th try of tournament.
6 - Julia Schell
All of full-back Julia Schell's six tries at this year's World Cup came in the second half of the same match - Canada's win against Fiji in their opening Pool B fixture.
6 - Jess Breach
Having scored twice in England's opening win over the United States, winger Jess Breach scored her 50th international try against Samoa and went on to score a hat-trick. She celebrated her 50th cap by adding a sixth of the tournament in the 47-7 quarter-final win over Australia in Brighton.
6 - Desiree Miller
Rapid winger Desiree Miller scored a hat‑trick of tries in Australia's 73‑0 win over Samoa and followed that up with two touchdowns in the thrilling 31-31 draw with the United States, before taking her tally to the tournament to six in the quarter-final loss to Canada.
6 - Freda Tafuna
United States flanker Freda Tafuna scored twice in the drawn match against Australia and followed that up with four tries in the 60-0 win over Samoa. Tafuna will be unable to add to her tally after Australia pipped the USA to the runners-up spot in Pool A.
6 - Francesca McGhie
Francesca McGhie scored just 55 seconds into Scotland's Pool B victory against Wales and finished with a hat-trick. The 22-year-old former ballerina bagged two more in the win over Fiji and another in the defeat by Canada.
5 - 4 players
Ellie Kildunne (England)
Asia Hogan-Rochester (Canada)
Kelsey Clifford (England)
Emilie Boulard (France)
4 - 10 players
Ellie Kildunne (England)
Caitlyn Halse (Australia)
Jorja Miller (New Zealand)
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi (Italy)
Emilie Boulard (France)
Aseza Hele (South Africa)
McKinley Hunt (Canada)
Alysha Corrigan (Canada)
Joanna Grisez (France)
Rhona Lloyd (Scotland)
Amy Cokayne (England)
Renee Holmes (New Zealand)
3 - 14 players
Sadia Kabeya (England)
Megan Jones (England)
Sophie de Goede (Canada)
Nassira Konde (France)
Ayanda Malinga (South Africa)
Lark Atkin-Davies (England)
Erica Jarrell-Searcy (USA)
Adiana Talakai (Australia)
Hope Rogers (USA)
Nadine Roos (South Africa)
Francesca Granzotto (Italy)
Charlotte Escudero (France)
Abbie Ward (England)