
When the whistle blew at Eden Park on November 12, 2022, the entire England Women’s Rugby side stood in disbelief. Their hearts had just been broken by a late Ayesha Leti-I’iga try as they fell agonisingly short of World Cup glory.
A number of players from that final remain in the England side and will run out against Canada in front of 80,000 fans at Allianz Stadium on Saturday as they try to exorcise the demons of three years ago.