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Canada coach not ready to settle for second best
Sunday Sun UK
|September 21, 2025
CANADA head coach Kevin Rouet declared only World Cup glory will do after champions New Zealand were crushed 34-19 in Friday’s semi-final at Ashton Gate.
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While Canada were far from a long shot to cause an upset against the six-times winners whose last defeat in the tournament came in 2014, no one predicted they could win so emphatically.
Early in the second half, Canada had built a 31-7 lead and, having faced down a Black Ferns comeback, they finished strongly.
Now they are targeting the ultimate prize against England at Allianz Stadium next Saturday.
“We are hungry as people and we came here to win the World Cup,” Rouet said.
“We said that if you are not coming to the World Cup to win, then don’t come.
This story is from the September 21, 2025 edition of Sunday Sun UK.
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