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The 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series comes to a close in Salt Lake City on Saturday as Canada look to wrap up the title against France and the USA seek their first win against England. A bonus point of any kind will be enough for Canada to claim top spot after dominant wins over both England the hosts USA. All matches will be streamed live by The Rugby Channel.
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Canada 52 – 17 England
France 19 – 13 USA
ROUND 2 RESULTS
England 17 – 13 France
Canada 33 – 5 USA
CANADA vs FRANCE
14:00 PT, 15:00 MT, 17:00 ET
Once again there are virtually zero disruptions for Canada as they name a near-identical team to the one that overwhelmed the Eagles. Only one change is made, with Frédérique Rajotte back in for her second test start and Katie McNally reverting to the bench.
France made a number of changes to the side that came up short against England. The front row that started against the USA in Round 1 returns with Gaëlle Mignon back to skipper the side. Céline Ferer replaces Manon André at lock, and both flankers are swapped with Gaëlle Hermet and Romane Ménager on the side of the scrum.
Laure Sansus and Camille Imart are restored at the halfbacks, and Lucille Godiveau is recalled in the midfield. Audrey Abadie switches to fullback and Laura Delas moves to wing, with Julie Billes starting again on the other wing. Pauline Bourdon is back in the match day squad on the bench.
CANADA
1 Carolyn McEwen 2 Mary-Jane Kirby 3 DaLeaka Menin 4 Laura Russell (capt.) 5 Kayla Mack 6 Barbara Mervin 7 Latoya Blackwood 8 Jacey Murphy 9 Chelsea Guthrie 10 Emily Belchos 11 Frédérique Rajotte 12 Andrea Burk 13 Alex Tessier 14 Brittany Waters 15 Julianne Zussman
16 Julia Folk 17 Demi Stamatakis 18 Olivia DeMerchant 18 Tyson Beukeboom 19 Fabiola Forteza 20 Brianna Miller 22 Anaïs Holly 23 Katie McNally
FRANCE
1 Lise Arricastre 2 Gaëlle Mignot (capt.) 3 Julie Duval 4 Céline Ferer 5 Audrey Forlani 6 Gaëlle Hermet 7 Romane Ménager 8 Safi N’Diaye 9 Laure Sansus 10 Camille Imart 11 Julie Billes 12 Lucille Godiveau 13 Elodie Poublan 14 Laura Delas 15 Audrey Abadie
16 Agathe Sochat 17 Maïlys Traoré 18 Patricia Carricaburu 19 Manon André 20 Victoria Grière 21 Yanna Rivoalen 22 Pauline Bourdon 23 Carla Neissen
Referee: Leah Berard (USAR)
ENGLAND vs USA
16:00 PT, 17:00 MT, 19:00 ET
Ceri Large wins her 50th cap for England as she runs out in a side that shows four changes to the one that defeated France on Tuesday. Vickii Cornborough starts at loosehead with only one other change in the forwards as Poppy Leitch makes way for Izzy Noel-Smith on the openside flank. Bianca Blackburn is back in at scrumhalf, and Lotte Clapp replaces Katie Mason on the left wing.
The Eagles have also swapped four players as Peter Baggetta stands in for Pete Steinberg as head coach, with the latter set to miss out on the team’s matches later this year for personal reasons. Alycia Washington and Christiane Pheil come in for Molly Kinsella and Nicole Strasko at lock and flanker respectively. With Cheta Emba and Jane Paar departing early to join Olympic preparations in Chula Vista, Naya Tapper starts on the left wing and Sylvia Braaten in the midfield.
ENGLAND
1 Vickii Cornborough 2 Amy Cokayne 3 Laura Keates 4 Harriet Millar-Mills 5 Tamara Taylor 6 Alex Matthews 7 Izzy Noel-Smith 8 Sarah Hunter (capt.) 9 Bianca Blackburn 10 Amber Reed 11 Lotte Clapp 12 Ceri Large 13 Lauren Cattell 14 Lydia Thompson 15 Fiona Pocock
16 Lark Davies 17 Rochelle Clark 18 Sarah Bern 19 Zoe Aldcroft 20 Poppy Leitch 21 Leanne Riley 22 Millie Wood 23 Katie Mason
USA
1 Catie Benson 2 Katy Augustyn 3 Hope Rogers 4 Stacey Bridges (capt.) 5 Alycia Washington 6 Christiane Pheil 7 Elizabeth Cairns 8 Jordan Gray 9 Jennifer Lui 10 Kimber Rozier 11 Naya Tapper 12 Sylvia Braaten 13 Asinate Serevi 14 Saskia Morgan 15 Jessica Wooden
16 Sam Pankey 17 Tiffany Faaee 18 Jamila Reinhardt 19 Molly Kinsella 20 Nicole Strasko 21 Deven Owsiany 22 Megan Foster 23 Tess Feury
Referee: Sherry Trumbull (RC)
