$200 offer inspires Canada's Schell to 6 tries

Australia got their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign off to a perfect start with a 73-0 thumping of Samoa on Aug 23, while Canada fullback Julia Schell scored six tries in the space of 23 second-half minutes to help her team to a 65-7 win over Fiji.

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LONDON - Australia got their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign off to a perfect start with a 73-0 thumping of Samoa on Aug 23, while Canada fullback Julia Schell scored six tries in the space of 23 second-half minutes to help her team to a 65-7 win over Fiji.

There were also wins for France and Scotland on the second day of the Aug 22-Sept 27 tournament, after hosts England opened proceedings on Aug 22 with an emphatic victory over the US.

Schell's double hat-trick came after Canada, who are second in the World Rugby rankings, had already established a healthy lead in their Pool B clash at York Community Stadium, with the fullback running from deep with pace and power to repeatedly break through the opposing defence.

"A guy over there told me he would give me $200 if I scored, so I need to go and speak to him," she said of the inspiration she received from a spectator.