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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Rendell at the Allianz Stadium

Zoe Harrison rescues Red Roses with thrilling last-gasp try against New Zealand

England’s Zoe Harrison races away
England’s Zoe Harrison races away to steal the show at Twickenham and deny the Black Ferns the chance for victory. Photograph: Jeremy Landey/Focus Images Ltd/Shutterstock

If anyone thought a noise at Twickenham would not reach the decibel levels of the full-time whistle of the Rugby World Cup final last year then they were firmly wrong. Zoe Harrison’s last-gasp winning try against New Zealand was met with ear-bursting cheers and brought 59,871 fans to their feet with their hands in the air.

It was extra sweet for the Red Roses fly-half who had moments earlier missed a match-clinching penalty, but as the Black Ferns looked for their own victory moment, Harrison intercepted the ball to put her name up in lights.

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