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Canadian women's rugby team falls 21-5 to host France

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 26). Canadian women's rugby team falls 21-5 to host France. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/canadian-women-s-rugby-team-falls-21-5-to-host-france/article_bd1ddf28-964b-577e-a516-68aaf603bf0c.html

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The Canadian women’s rugby team lost to France 21-5 in a match held on Saturday in La Rochelle. Lizzie Gibson scored Canada’s only try, and the team trailed 7-5 at halftime. Despite ranking third in the world according to World Rugby, Canada struggled against France's strong defense led by Mouna Toure. Notable absences from the Canadian side included Asia Hogan-Rochester due to injury and Sophie de Goede, who was rested for upcoming matches against England.

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The Canadian women's rugby team lost to host France with a score of 21-5 on Saturday in La Rochelle. Lizzie Gibson scored Canada's only try, and the team trailed by just 7-5 at halftime but was unable to maintain that lead due to strong defensive play by France, particularly from backrow player Mouna Toure. Notably absent were Asia Hogan-Rochester, who had helped Canada win silver in both the 2025 World Cup and 2024 Olympics, and veteran Sophie de Goede, named World Rugby Women’s fifteens player of the year in 2025, due to injuries and strategic rest. The Canadian team ranks third globally while France is ranked fourth by World Rugby. Upcoming matches for Canada include home games against England on Oct. 16 in Toronto and Oct. 23 in Ottawa; these follow a 26-26 tie between the two teams in Exeter, England, earlier this month.

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The Canadian women’s rugby team fell 21-5 to host France on Saturday. asserted

team → fall → Saturday

Lizzie Gibson of Caledon, Ont., scored the lone try for Canada, which trailed 7-5 at the half. asserted

which → score → half

Canada’s women rank third in the world ahead of France, at fourth, by World Rugby. asserted

women → rank → Rugby

Emilie Boulard scored in each half for France, whose defence led by backrow Mouna Toure limited Canada’s output. asserted

defence → score → output

Asia Hogan-Rochester, who helped Canada to silver at the 2025 World Cup and sevens silver in the 2024 Olympic Games, was ruled out of the match after an unspecified injury suffered during training. asserted

who → help → training

Veteran Sophie de Goede, who was named World Rugby Women’s fifteens player of the year in 2025, also didn’t play Saturday as coaches rested her ahead of two upcoming matches against England in Canada. asserted

coaches → name → Canada

The Canadian women will host England on Oct. 16 in Toronto and Oct. 23 in Ottawa. asserted

women → host → Ottawa

Canada and England tied 26-26 on Sept. 19 in Exeter, England, in a rematch of the World Cup final. asserted

Canada → tie → final

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2026. asserted

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Canadian women's rugby team falls 21-5 to host France

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