Nations Cup: LIVE BLOG: England vs Canada for Nations Cup Title

Rumors again that this match may not be live, but delayed again…check back tomorrow at 3:00pm CST to see if it is live here. Once the archived video is posted we will post it here. Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates as well.

See the rosters, scores and schedule here.

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8/15: Match Report

422pm: Second try from England’s Alphonsi ; final score England 41, Canada 14
417pm: Rallying in the last minutes, Canada’s inside centre Mandy Marchak scores a try; ENG 34 CAN 19
414pm: England try by outside centre Claire Allen as the last minutes of the game continue; ENG 34 CAN 14
406pm: England Sarah Hunter runs alone down the sideline to gain another try. Conversion is good. England 29 Canada 14
405pm: PK by Canada brings the score to England 22 Canada 14
4:00pm England’s Kay Wilson charges through the Canada defense to put up her 2nd try. England 22 Canada 11
346pm: Canada Cheryl Phillips slots a penalty kick before half. England 17 Canada 11
337pm: Canada #6 Jen Kish breaks through the defense and scores for Canada. Kick is missed. Canada 8 England 10
327pm: #14 for England scores in the corner. England 17 Canada 3
316pm: England #6 Maggie Alphonsi scores under the post. Kick was good. England 10 Canada 3
311pm: Canada has their own PK chance and they make it. Canada 3 England 3
306pm: England gets on the board first with a successful PK. England 3 Canada 0
303pm: The Final has started! Canada comes out of the gate quick and almost scores.
235pm: Feed for the USA/SA match was spotty at best. Stay tuned for updates.

England Roster
15 Emily Scarratt (Lichfield)
14 Katherine Merchant (Worcester)
13 Claire Allan (Richmond)
12 Alice Richardson (Richmond)
11 Kay Wilson (Richmond)
10 Katy McLean (C) (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks)
9 La Toya Mason (Wasps)
1 Claire Purdy (Wasps)
2 Amy Garnett (Saracens)
3 Sophie Hemming (Bristol)
4 Tamara Taylor (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks)
5 Rowena Burnfield (Richmond)
6 Rebecca Essex (Richmond)
7 Margaret Alphonsi (VC) (Saracens)
8 Sarah Hunter (Lichfield)

Replacements:
16 Vicky Fleetwood (Lichfield)
17 Rochelle Clark (Worcester)
18 Jenny Brightmore (Worcester)
19 Marlie Packer (Bristol)
20 Natasha Hunt (Lichfield)
21 Sarah McKenna (Old Albanians Saints)
22 Michaela Staniford (Wasps)

Canada Roster

1. Laura Russell (Toronto Nomads)
2. Kim Donaldson (Burnaby Lake RFC)
3. Brandi van Eeuwen (Lethbridge RFC)
4. Danielle Rowlands (Calgary Hornets)
5. Maria Jaworski (Calgary Hornets)
6. Kelsey Willoughby (Lethbridge RFC)
7. Jen Kish ( Lep Tigers)
8. Kelly Russell (Capt) (Toronto Nomads)
9. Laura Stoughton (Calgary Hornets)
10. Ghislaine Landry (Toronto Scottish)
11. Julianne Zussman (Town of Mount Royal RFC)
12. Mandy Marchak (Capilano)
13. Andrea Burk (Capilano)
14. Cheryl Phillips (Toronto Scottish)
15. Brittany Waters (Meralomas)

Reserves
16. Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid (Club de Rugby de Québec)
17. Ashley MacDonald (Lethbridge RFC)
18. Megan Gibbs (Markham Irish)
19. Kayla Mack (Wild Oats)
20. Julia Sugawara (Burnaby Lake RFC)
21. Jessica Dovanne (Velox Valkyries)
22. Arielle Dubissette-Borrice (Toronto Scottish)