Canadian women’s rugby team tops Australia to finish fifth at World Cup
BELFAST, Ireland — Julianne Zussman and Elissa Alarie scored two tries apiece to lift Canada to a 43-12 victory over Australia on Saturday, and a fifth-place finish at the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Canada missed the Cup semifinals, but ended the tournament with just one loss against finalist and No. 1-ranked New Zealand.
“That was a fun one to play,” captain Kelly Russell said. “We want to play with high tempo. We want to use the width of the field and use our speed and we did that today. Australia played really hard and gave us a hard time in those breakdowns, but I’m so proud of the girls and the effort they put out there.
“The heart was amazing all throughout the tournament.”