England's Lydia Thompson was sent off in the Rugby World Cup final after a brutal head on head collision with New Zealand's Portia Woodman.
Winger Thompson was devastated as she left the field in just the 18th minute, leaving her side to face the bulk of the biggest game of their lives with just 14 players.
Thompson was unable to stop herself as she charged towards Woodman, clattering into her after the Black Ferns star had passed the ball inside. Both players' heads thudded together with sickening force.
