Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored two tries apiece to help Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a victory that moved the Canadian women up one spot to No. 3 in the World Rugby rankings.
The fifth-ranked Wallaroos had no answer for Canada’s driving maul with prop DaLeaka Menin also scoring a try at Allianz Stadium.
Following a 5src-7 romp over the 1srcth-ranked United States on April 28 in Carson, Calif., in the tournament opener, Saturday’s win clinched Canada’s berth in the elite division of the WXV competition that Vancouver is hosting Sept. 27 to Oct. 13.
No. 2 New Zealand thumped the U.S. 57-5 on Friday in Hamilton.
Canada wraps up its tournament against the world champion Black Ferns on May 19 in Christchurch in a match that will decide the winner of the four-team Pacific Four Series.
The top three teams advance to WXV 1, the top division of the three-tier annual tournament. The WXV 1 will also feature No. 1
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