BELFAST - Florence Symonds scored two first-half tries and Canada survived an uneven second half to dispatch Ireland 47-26 Saturday in its final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in England later this month.

After running up a comfortable 33-7 lead in the first half, the second-ranked Canadian women were outscored 19-14 by the fifth-ranked Irish in the second.

The Canadians, who improved to 6-0-1 this year, have the next five days off before reassembling for the 16-team World Cup.

Canada, which finished fourth at the last World Cup in November 2022, opens tournament play against No. 14 Fiji on Aug. 23 in York, then faces No. 9 Wales on Aug. 30 in Manchester and No. 8 Scotland on Sept. 6 in Exeter.

“We’re ready,” said Canadian No. 8 Fabiola Forteza, named player of the

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