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England beat Canada 33-13 in the Women's Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham to win the tournament for the third time on Saturday. After five weeks, 30 games, a heap of tries and plenty of action, it came down to two teams and 80 minutes. The match was played in front of a record 81,885 fans. England, the world's No. 1 ranked side, blew Canada out of the water. Canada had been a class above everyone they have faced previously but were no match for the Red Roses. The Red Roses kicked off the tournament with a 69-7 demolition of the United States last month and bulldozed through Samoa, Australia, Scotland and France to reach the big dance. - John Mitchell: The coach behind Red Roses' success
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- Canada train with headphones on to prepare for record crowd in final Canada were equally as impressive, going past Fiji, Wales and Scotland with ease during pool play, before thrashing Australia in the quarterfinals. Their best moment came against defending champions New Zealand in the semifinals, with a 34-19 win in Bristol. However, it was England's day. Sadia Kabaya was named player of the match and Alex Matthews scored two tries. Ellie Kildunne opened the scoring for England with a wonderful solo try and, aside from a few minutes in the second half, it was mostly one-way traffic from there. England had been in the last six finals, with their last victory before Saturday coming at the 2014 edition, where they incidentally beat Canada. Follow ESPN's live updates for all the action!
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