Wales are getting ready to a pool-stage exit from the Girls’s Rugby World Cup after being brushed apart 42-0 by a heavily-fancied Canada aspect at Salford Neighborhood Stadium.
A 38-8 loss to Scotland in final weekend’s curtain-raiser left Wales needing to beat Canada — ranked second on the earth behind solely England — to realistically preserve their quarterfinal hopes alive.
They dominated territory and possession early on however went 28-0 down simply after the half hour mark as McKinley Hunt’s two tries and one every for Alysha Corrigan and Asia Hogan-Rochester put Canada on high.
Taylor Perry and Brittany Kassil touched down after the break, when Georgia Evans was yellow-carded and Sophie de Goede transformed all six tries as Canada laid down a marker for his or her title aspirations.
They’re now getting ready to a last-eight place and Wales’ elimination will likely be confirmed if Scotland beat Fiji in a while in Pool B on Saturday.
Wales, who had been with out co-captains Alex Callender and Kate Williams because of damage, shipped a attempt after 55 seconds in opposition to Scotland however they sprung out of the traps to place Canada beneath heavy strain.
Lisa Neumann was simply out of attain in an try to gather a ball excessive, whereas Bethan Lewis hesitated when a cross-field kick was despatched her approach and failed to assemble with the attempt line beckoning.
With Wales’ lineout malfunctioning, Canada had been in a position to shrug off a sluggish opening 10 minutes and construct strain contained in the opposition 22, which finally instructed as Hunt burrowed over beneath the posts.
Having began the competition so properly, Hunt’s attempt after being teed up by Alex Tessier and De Goede was a intestine punch for the Welsh and worse was to comply with as Canada struck 3 times inside 5 minutes.
Corrigan was the primary to go over within the twenty sixth minute, placing the final touch to a advantageous transfer which stretched Wales’ defence, whereas Hunt celebrated her second moments later to proceed the one-way visitors.
From the restart, the ball was labored to the left and Hogan-Rochester broke on the wing, sprinting 60 metres to the touch down for Canada’s bonus-point attempt.
Gabrielle Senft noticed a attempt chalked off for a few infractions after half-time though Evans was sin-binned for a excessive problem within the construct up.
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Right down to 14 gamers, Wales fell additional behind when Canada — not for the primary time — went by means of the phases and recycled the ball for Perry to the touch down earlier than Kassil dived over following a driving maul.
Kassil’s attempt got here with 26 minutes nonetheless to go however Canada noticed prop Olivia DeMerchant despatched to the bin for a excessive sort out they usually coasted within the closing levels, holding off a spirited Wales end.
