Ireland brought down to earth by Canada in second WXV1 match
Ireland has gone down to host team Canada 21-8 in Vancouver in their second match of the WXV1 tournament.
Despite a hearty performance, Ireland fell far short of a win after beating world champions New Zealand in their opening game.
The Maple Leafs managed a 21-3 half-time lead thanks to a penalty try and scores from Claire Gallagher and Julia Omokbuale.
Ireland’s Eimear Considine scored the only try for the second half.
The win for Canada means the North American squad has won two for two in the competition, extending their winning streak to six games in a row.
Canada scored seven tries in their win against France in their first match.
Next up, they will face England in their final showdown of the competition.
Ireland’s final match will be on Friday against the USA.
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NZ are such a good side that "clever" plays end up hurting them more than helping them - it's just not required IMO. Rucks will always have their fair share of nefarious tactics (McCaw anyone?) but players like Itoje just need a dedicated cleaner at every ruck and a word in the refs ear early on about his transgressions. On a separate note Sititi is dynamite, I don't think he's conceded a single penalty since his test career started, always seems to make the right decisions wherever he is on the park.. it's crazy rugby IQ.
Go to commentsGraham needs to start scoring tries against the big boys. His try count is massively skewed towards second-rate or weakened opposition. Same goes for Steyn.
Van der Merwe regularly scores against England and France. In fact, he’s a bit freaky against England!
Tommy Seymour is modest - he scored tries against everyone.
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