EXETER, United Kingdom - Canada recovered from a slow start Saturday but could not keep up with top-ranked England, losing 50-24 in a women's rugby test match.
Canada has lived up to its ranking of third in the world by making the final four at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, with No. 1 England awaiting it in the semifinal this weekend.
The Canadian women's rugby team heads for Fiji on Thursday for a final test match and camp before landing in New Zealand for the Oct. 8 start of the World Cup.