Canada has ended New Zealand's decade of dominance at the Women's Rugby World Cup — conjuring a 34-19 victory over the Black Ferns to reach the final and inflict a first defeat in the tournament on the double-defending champions since 2014.
Justine Pelletier, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Florence Symonds, and Sophie de Goede crossed for Canada in a stunning first-half performance, and Alex Tessier added another try after the break to extend what was already a healthy lead.
Women's Rugby World Cup
Champions
1991: United States
1994: England
1998: New Zealand
2002: New Zealand
2006: New Zealand
2010: New Zealand
2014: England
2017: New Zealand
2021: New Zealand
2025: *
*To be determined
Six-time champions New Zealand produced a spirited fightback in the second half but could not prev