England v Canada: Women’s Rugby World Cup final – live

<ul><li><p>Rugby World Cup final updates from 4pm BST</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/22/twickenham-stage-set-for-england-to-deliver-fairytale-finish-and-lasting-legacy">Twickenham stage set for England’s fairytale finish</a></p></li><li><p>Sign up for the Breakdown | And <a href="mailto:lee.calvert.casual@guardian.co.uk">mail Lee</a></p></li></ul><p>So here we are, the final of the Rugby World Cup 2025 as favourites from way back England face Canada, the second best team in the world.</p><p>Sequential rankings can be deceptive. For example, at the age of eleven I came fourth in a butterfly stroke swimming race at an interschools gala. Not bad on the face of it, but dig a little deeper and the truth is there were only four kids in the race, I hadn’t actually swam the stroke before, and I climbed out of the pool after one length of the designated two I was so far behind.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/sep/27/england-v-canada-womens-rugby-world-cup-final-live">Continue reading...</a>