By Samuel Indyk

LONDON (Reuters) -Canada head coach Kevin Rouet highlighted the uphill task that his team of underdogs had to take on to even reach the Rugby World Cup final after they lost to England at Twickenham on Saturday.

“It was a lot of sacrificing of their own lives to just play rugby and go to the World Cup,” said Rouet after the 33-13 defeat, acknowledging that Canada’s rugby federation “do their best”.

Funding remains a big issue, with the Canadian women not fully professional, unlike their hosts, and having to crowdfund their trip to the tournament.

Rouet said some of his team earned around 400 pounds ($536.00) a month playing the game, and could make a better living elsewhere.

“We need to just keep growing the women’s game to help them not decide ‘do I have a life or do

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