法国队在10分钟内由侧翼球员莱娅·尚蓬(Lea Champon)及后卫加比·韦尔尼耶(Gaby Vernier)、埃米莉·布拉尔(Emilie Boulard)连续三次达阵得分
England finally has a Womens Rugby World Cup title to confirm its utter world domination after outclassing Canada 33-13 in front of a record crowd at Twickenham on Saturday.
The clearcut victory by five tries to two capped an astonishing World Cup cycle in which England won every match, 33 in a row, the greatest streak in international rugby.
The prospect of a home tournament topped by a home champion sold out Twickenham five weeks ago, and 81,885 spectators, the largest crowd in womens rugby history, were treated to a showcase of Englands unstoppable power.
England was appearing in a seventh straight World Cup final but had won only one of the previous six, in 2014. The other title was in 1994.
Losing the 2022 final to New Zealand, the last time England tasted defeat, was a bitter blow for the most resourced, deepest and strongest womens team in world rugby. It drove the Red Roses to get the formula right when the World Cup came home for the first time in 15 years.
The past certainly dictates the now and the girls hung tough in the whole tournament and connected with the nation, England coach John Mitchell said.
I thought we were superb defensively in the tournament; our attack didnt need to be at its best but it was effective enough to get the job done. Canada are a good side but they hadnt come up against us and we were waiting.
Canada bossed everyone, including defending two-time champion New Zealand in the semifinals, en route to its first final in 11 years, validating its No. 2 ranking and unbeaten campaign this year.
But the best offloading team in the tournament with the fastest ruck speed couldnt get its natural game going, crashing into Englands defense. Canada didnt have a plan B.
We smashed it out there today and I cant thank the girls enough for putting their bodies on the line, England captain Zoe Aldcroft said. There was no doubt in our minds coming into this that we were going to do the job.
England saved its best performance of the World Cup for last, setting the tone at the first scrum, shoving Canada backward. The English would destroy Canadas scrum and mauls.
Even goalkicking lock Sophie de Goede, at the heart of Canadas impressive performances just two months into her comeback from an ACL tear, was stymied. She got to smile after the final, though, after receiving the world player of the year award ahead of Englands Megan Jones and New Zealands Jorja Miller. De Goedes teammates threw her in the air.
As it did in every game, Canada scored first through glitter-faced right wing Alex Hogan-Rochester from a two-on-one.
The lead lasted only three minutes. Out of nothing, fullback Ellie Kildunne, last years world player of the year, broke a tackle, stepped a couple more and scorched the cover to score behind the posts.
More Canada errors were turned into points by England.
There was a lineout drive try for hooker Amy Cokayne, who scored three similar tries in the 2022 final. An intercept on halfway by Tatyana Heard was the origin of a try for No. 8 Alex Matthews, playing in her fourth straight final.
Canada had to score next but on Englands try-line the ball was poached by Aldcroft. Canada admitted it was struggling by kicking a penalty while 21-5 down.
The half finished with England prop Hannah Botterman greeting her second jackal penalty with a double-fisted roar in delight.
England started the second half with a try by lock Abbie Ward. When Zoe Harrisons conversion attempt hit the post, it was her first miss in 15 goalkicks going back to the pool stage.
While Botterman was in the sin-bin, Hogan-Rochester got her second try for Canada. When another sustained period of pressure died from a knock-on in front of the England posts, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney put his head in his hands.
England put the finishing touches on the biggest win in a final in 27 years when a spiral bomb spun back into its hands and Matthews scored her second try.
New Zealand bowed out in style after slamming six tries against France to win the bronze medal.
Rebounding from their semifinal defeat to Canada , their first loss in a knockout match in 34 years, the world champion Black Ferns won 42-26.
Winger Braxton Sorensen-McGee, the 18-year-old sensation at her first World Cup, scored her 10th and 11th tries, the second-highest tally in World Cup history. Only retiring teammate Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scored more; 13 in 2017.
Renee Holmes was the player of the match for a 17-point haul, including five goalkicks from eight off the tee.
New Zealand led 39-7 after an hour then suddenly dropped off tackles and France scored three tries in 10 minutes to flanker Lea Champon and backs Gaby Vernier and Emilie Boulard.
France also scored the opening try by scrumhalf Pauline Bourdon Sansus from an inside pass by retiring co-captain Marine Menager.
But most of the next hour was New Zealands, with often breathless play started by forwards Kaipo Olsen-Baker, Liana Mikaele-Tuu and Chryss Viliko.
Sylvia Brunt scored one try and set up two, and sevens superstar Miller, who missed the semifinal injured, sent in lock Laura Bayfield for 26-7 at halftime.
Then Sorensen-McGee turned it on. A dummy, left-foot step, and 30-meter glide to the try-line. Moments after Woodman-Wickliffe was replaced to huge acclaim, Sorensen-McGee dived in beside the right corner flag.
There are only three teams that get to win a medal and to be one of those teams, no matter what color it is, were so grateful, Brunt said.
周六,英格兰队在特威克纳姆球场创纪录的观众面前以33比13的比分完胜加拿大队,终于捧得女子橄榄球世界杯冠军,证实了其在世界橄榄球领域的绝对统治地位。
英格兰队以5比2的明显优势获胜,为这段惊人的世界杯征程画上句号。在此期间,他们赢得了全部比赛,连续33场不败,创造了国际橄榄球赛事中最长的连胜纪录。
五周前,本土赛事由本土冠军领衔的盛况让特威克纳姆体育场座无虚席。81,885名观众——这一数字创下女子橄榄球赛事史上最高观赛纪录——共同见证了英格兰队势不可挡的统治力。
英格兰队第七次闯入世界杯决赛,但在之前的六次中仅在2014年夺冠一次。另一次夺冠则要追溯到1994年。
在2022年决赛中负于新西兰队——这是英格兰女队最后一次尝到败绩——对这支世界橄榄球界资源最丰富、阵容最深厚且实力最强的女子球队而言,无疑是一记重击。这场失利促使红玫瑰军团(英格兰女队昵称)在时隔15年后首次主场作战的世界杯上,必须找到制胜之道。
英格兰队主教练约翰·米切尔表示:“历史确实影响着当下,姑娘们在整个锦标赛中顽强拼搏,并与全国人民紧密相连。”
我认为我们在本届赛事中的防守表现堪称卓越;尽管进攻端未达巅峰状态,但其效率足以确保胜利。加拿大队实力不俗,但他们此前未曾与我们交锋,而我们早已严阵以待。
加拿大队一路势如破竹,半决赛中力克卫冕两连冠的新西兰队,时隔11年再度挺进决赛,其世界排名第二的席位与今年不败战绩的含金量由此得到充分印证。
但本届赛事中拥有最快争球速度和最佳卸球能力的队伍,却未能发挥其惯常打法,在英格兰队的严密防守下屡屡受挫。加拿大队似乎缺乏备选战术。
英格兰队长佐伊·奥尔德克罗夫特表示:"今天我们表现出色,姑娘们拼尽全力,我无法用言语表达对她们的感激。从踏上赛场那一刻起,我们就坚信一定能完成任务。"
英格兰队将世界杯的最佳表现留到了最后,从第一次争球开始就定下基调,将加拿大队逼退。英格兰队彻底摧毁了加拿大队的争球和围抢。
就连司职锁球锋的苏菲·德古德——这位在ACL撕裂伤愈复出仅两个月便成为加拿大队惊艳表现核心的球员——也遭遇了阻击。不过决赛后她终于展露笑颜:在击败英格兰选手梅根·琼斯和新西兰选手乔杰·米勒后,她荣膺年度世界最佳球员奖项。德古德的队友们将她高高抛向空中庆祝。
加拿大队延续了每场比赛的惯例,由右翼球员亚历克斯·霍根-罗切斯特(Alex Hogan-Rochester)在二打一快攻中首开纪录,这位脸上涂着闪粉的球员再次成为关键先生。
领先优势仅维持了三分钟。后卫埃莉·基尔邓(Ellie Kildunne)——去年的世界最佳球员——突然发力突破拦截,连过数人后如闪电般冲至门柱后方达阵得分。
英格兰队将加拿大队的更多失误转化为了得分。
锋线球员埃米·科凯恩(Amy Cokayne)通过争边球战术完成达阵,她在2022年决赛中曾以同样方式三次达阵。塔季扬娜·赫德(Tatyana Heard)在中场完成拦截,为8号球员亚历克斯·马修斯(Alex Matthews)创造了达阵机会,这也是马修斯连续第四次闯入决赛。
加拿大队必须在下一次进攻中得分,但在英格兰队的达阵线附近,球被奥尔德克罗夫特抢断。面对21比5的落后局面,加拿大队选择踢罚球得分,承认了己方的被动处境。
半场结束时,英格兰队支柱球员汉娜·博特曼(Hannah Botterman)因第二次成功实施"豺狼式"抢断被判罚,她兴奋地双拳紧握,发出胜利的吼声。
英格兰队在下半场由锁球队员艾比·沃德(Abbie Ward)率先达阵得分。佐伊·哈里森(Zoe Harrison)的附加射门尝试击中门柱,这是她自小组赛阶段以来连续15次射门中的首次失误。
在博特曼受罚离场期间,霍根-罗切斯特为加拿大队赢得了第二次达阵机会。当英格兰队球门前的持续进攻因一次传球失误戛然而止时,加拿大总理马克·卡尼沮丧地双手抱头。
当一记螺旋踢球回旋落入英格兰队手中,马修斯(Matthews)完成第二次达阵时,这支队伍为27年来决赛中的最大胜局画上了完美句点。
新西兰队以六次达阵力克法国队,赢得铜牌后华丽谢幕。
世界冠军黑蕨队在半决赛中负于加拿大队,这是她们34年来在淘汰赛中的首次失利。但她们迅速调整状态,最终以42比26的比分获胜。
18岁的世界杯新秀、边锋布拉克斯顿·索伦森-麦吉(Braxton Sorensen-McGee)在个人首次世界杯之旅中完成第10次和第11次达阵,创下世界杯历史第二高得分纪录。仅有即将退役的队友波西亚·伍德曼-威克利夫(Portia Woodman-Wickliffe)以2017年13次达阵的成绩超越了她。
蕾妮·霍姆斯(Renee Holmes)凭借17分的出色表现当选本场最佳球员,其中包括8次开球中5次成功攻门。
新西兰队在一小时后以39比7领先,但随后突然防守松懈,法国队在10分钟内由侧翼球员莱娅·尚蓬(Lea Champon)及后卫加比·韦尔尼耶(Gaby Vernier)、埃米莉·布拉尔(Emilie Boulard)连续三次达阵得分。
法国队同样首开纪录,由并列队长马琳·梅纳热(Marine Menager)在退役前送出一记内传,助攻司克兰半场波琳·布尔东-桑苏斯(Pauline Bourdon Sansus)达阵得分。
但接下来的大部分时间属于新西兰队,前锋凯波·奥尔森-贝克(Kaipo Olsen-Baker)、莉安娜·米凯莱-图乌(Liana Mikaele-Tu'u)和克丽丝·维利科(Chryss Viliko)频频发起令人窒息的攻势。
西尔维娅·布伦特(Sylvia Brunt)完成一次达阵并助攻两次,因伤缺席半决赛的七人制橄榄球巨星米勒(Miller)则派上锁球队员劳拉·贝菲尔德(Laura Bayfield),半场结束时比分为26比7。
随后索伦森-麦吉发起进攻。一个假动作,左脚迈步,30米滑行冲向达阵线。就在伍德曼-威克利夫在观众热烈欢呼中被换下场的片刻后,索伦森-麦吉从右侧角旗旁飞身鱼跃冲线。
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