By Mitch Phillips

LONDON (Reuters) -England finally delivered when it really mattered on Saturday when they outclassed Canada 33-13 in front of a delirious record 81,885 Twickenham crowd to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the third time on a memorable day for the sport.

England came into the game having won 62 of their last 63 games spanning six years, with the glaring failure being their agonising World Cup final defeat to New Zealand in 2022 – one of six final defeats.

This time, however, they made no mistake, racing to a 21-8 halftime lead, defending well when they had to, then finishing strongly to extend their record winning run to 33 games and underline their status as the sport’s superpower.

“These girls are awesome,” said coach John Mitchell as England added to their triump

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