| England (30) 54 |
| tries to: Burke 2, Dodd 2, Wilson, Goldthorp, Roche, Stanley 3, Roberts goal: Stanley 5 |
| Canadian (0) 4 |
| tries to: woods |
Hosts England are on the verge of a World Cup semi-final after a complete 54-4 win over Canada.
England prime Group A – and, if Papua New Guinea beat Brazil afterward Saturday, each winners will advance.
Craig Richards’ aspect confirmed its class with a complete of 11 tries, as Tara Stanley took a hat-trick and each Holly Dodd and Leah Burke crossed twice.
Fran Goldthorpe, Georgia Wilson, Georgia Roche and Carey Roberts have been additionally on the scoresheet for England.
Center Petra Woods made a comfort effort within the second half for Canada, who have been overwhelmed 34-12 by PNG of their opening sport.
England continued their century profitable begin within the event after beating Brazil 72–4 of their opening match.
And it was at all times going to be one other one-sided affair at Wigan when Burke acquired into the nook after simply 40 seconds, penalized by a dealing with error from an prompt kick-off by Canada.
Dodd twice returned after a superb kick out by Courtney Winfield-Hill at residence between Wilson.
Full-back Goldthorpe confirmed off dancing legs for a pleasant singles effort, whereas Roche pumped his legs to clear for a 30-0 half-time lead.
Stanley went forward twice at first of the second half, however Canada managed to place themselves on the scoreboard when Woods dived.
But England prolonged their benefit when Roberts bundled up and York’s Stanley accomplished his hat-trick, whereas Burke added to his opening effort for a cushty win.
With inputs from BBC
