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

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