Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release    Sunday, 05 September 2010 00:00    PDF Print Write e-mail
USA Outlast Canada
National Teams - USA Women

Guildford, Surrey (UK) - The USA Women defeated Canada 23-20 in the Women's Rugby World Cup 5th place match. Canada drops two rankings from two years before, while the Eagles maintain their current place.

In other news, Kazakhstan got its first win of the tournament, beating Sweden 12-8 for 11th place. Wales redeemed its pool play loss against South Africa for 9th place, beating the Boks 29-17. And Ireland topped Scotland 32-8 for 7th place.

Stay tuned for more details on the USA v Canada match, as well as a round-up of today's games. The 3rd place game between France and Australia is currently underway at Twickenham, and the teams will migrate to the Stoop in time for the England v New Zealand title match that follows.