Canada on ‘clean up’ detail after victory
DUBLIN— Magali Harvey sealed Canada’s second win of the women’s rugby World Cup with a late try as the Canadians downed Wales 15-0 on Sunday.
Harvey scored her first try of the game — and Canada’s second — in the 81st minute. The 26-year-old from Quebec City also scored on a penalty kick in the 70th minute and converted on Lori Josephson’s 25thminute try.
“I think in our first game we got the offence right and in this game we got the defence right, but the next one we’ll put it all together,” Canadian captain Kelly Russell said. “Wales put a lot of pressure on us, but (the knock-ons) are pure discipline on our part and it’s something we have to clean up.
“I’m very happy with the discipline on defence we had. It’s definitely something to build off of.”
Canada, ranked third in the world, is hoping to improve on its secondplace showing at the last World Cup in 2014, when it lost to England in the final.
The Canadians controlled the game against 10th-ranked Wales, taking possession for more than 70 per cent of the match.
Canada had112 carries over gainline compared to just 30 for Wales.
It was Canada’s first World Cup victory against Wales in three tries. The last meeting was in 1994.
The Canadian squad opened Pool A play at the World Cup with a 98-0 rout of Hong Kong earlier this week.
Canada will play No. 2 New Zealand on Thursday.
New Zealand is coming off a 121-0 win against Hong Kong.