Canada beat Australia 46-5 to reach World Cup semi-finals
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Australia and Canada face each other in Bristol as the quarterfinals for the Women's Rugby World Cup get underway. The Sporting News runs through team news, starting XVs, score predictions and more.
Canada 46 (Alysha Corrigan 2, Asia Hogan-Rochester, Sophie de Goede, McKinley Hunt, Fabiola Forteza, Karen Paquin tries; de Goede 4 conversions, Alex Tessier penalty), Australia 5 (Desiree Miller try). HT: 31-5
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Canada's most-capped player Tyson Beukeboom drops to the bench for their Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Australia on Saturday in Bristol.