England have defended their WXV1 title with a hard-fought victory over Canada. On behalf of my fellow commentators, it's been a pleasure bringing you all the action from this edition of the tournament, and today's thrilling final match at BC Place. For now, Harrison Ryburn signing out.

An incredibly valiant effort from Canada this afternoon, who came very close to upsetting the odds and cutting short England's winning streak. Key to the battle was the way they matched it with their opponents up front, turning it into a war around the collision zone and at the breakdown. Royer was particuarly tremendous in the locking department alongside Holtkamp, whilst Buisa also impressed with her hard carrying through the middle. Canada showed a little more adventure with possession in hand too, and stretched the English defence on multiple occasions with their width and speed. Schell stood out at fullback, whilst Corrigan was brilliant off the bench, and Tessier was strong in midfield. They let England off the hook with a number of errors close to the line though, and will probably feel they should have scored at least another try or more for all the opportunities they had. It caps off a superb year for Canada though, and they look to be England's closest competitors heading into the World Cup year.

It really looked as if John Mitchell's side were in trouble after trailing on the scoreboard and only having 14 on the paddock with fifteen to play. The Red Roses found another gear late on though, relying on the power and physicality of their bench to wrestle back control and win the test match. They kept the ball tight and made it an unbelievable battle up front, carrying hard with their big direct ball runners and pummelling the gainline. The backline wasn't afforded much space to work with, but it didn't matter with the power that Aldcroft, Matthews, Botterman, and Galligan provided up front. The defence came under pressure on the other side of the ball, particuarly during the second half, but scrambled superbly throughout to halt a number of Canadian attacks deep inside their own 22. Ultimately England have proved themselves again to be the best in the world at the moment, and all eyes will now turn towards to finalising preparation for next year's home Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations in February.

Fulltime in Vancouver and England have come from behind in the second half to defend their WXV1 title with a gritty victory over Canada. It was tight and tense throughout between the top two ranked sides in the world, and the Red Roses' 19-game winning streak appeared in jeopardy with fifteen minutes to play, only to rally through their replacements and steal victory with two late tries. It'll go down as their toughest test since losing the 2022 World Cup final, but again England showed why they're the best, maintaining their composure under the pressure to come out and finish the 2024 season with another win and another title.

Rowland finishes the contest with the conversion from in front.

ENGLAND WIN IT! Canada are given a warning for conceding too many penalties, and Aitchison looks to touch again, finding it 10m out this time. The throw is sent to the back and England hang onto it, before setting the maul. Canada manage to hold them up, and it comes away for Scarratt next to the posts. The replacement is stopped inches short, but Aldcroft makes no mistake, and powers over to seal the title for England!

Aitchison finds touch just inside the 22 from the penalty, and the throw is taken down by Aldcroft. England get the penalty advantage for a tackle in the air too, and they set the maul and make a few good meters. The big pack gets within 15m out, before a cross-kick comes wide for Kildunne on the right wing. The latter loses it forward though, and the referee comes back for the penalty.