September 4, 2025 (Exeter, England) – With a spot in the quarterfinal already secured, the match day roster for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team’s third and final pool play match at the 2025 Rugby World Cup has been selected by Head Coach Kevin Rouet.
“We have been happy with our first two games but there is still room for improvement before the quarterfinals,” said Rouet. “Scotland will give us a new challenge this week but our mindset as a team doesn’t change. We must focus on ourselves and continue to build on the past two games and be even better against Scotland. Being prepared and focused on Scotland will make us even stronger come the knockout stages.”
Starting at lock for Canada in her fourth Rugby World Cup is Tyson Beukeboom, who will become the most capped player in Canadian history—across both the men’s and women’s rugby—when she earns her 81st cap on Saturday, surpassing men’s player Aaron Carpenter.
Other Canadian milestones on the horizon this weekend include Brittany Kassil and Courtney Holtkamp, who will each earn their 50th cap for Canada when they come off the bench.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Sophie de Goede has surpassed Magali Harvey as the all-time leading scorer for Canada’s women’s rugby team, with 262 points (12 tries, 83 conversions, and 12 penalties). De Goede will start the match against Scotland in the second row.
After suffering an injury that nearly ruled her out of the Rugby World Cup, Laetitia Royer—named to the 2024 World Rugby Dream Team—returns to the lineup as a reserve.
WHERE TO WATCH
Canada’s Rugby World Cup against Scotland on September 6 will kick off at 12:00pm local time (4:00am PST / 7:00am EST) and will be available on TSN1 and TSN+. All of Canada’s games at the Rugby World Cup will be broadcast live, along with bonus coverage of select non-Canada matches throughout the tournament.
2025 WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP
Canada has officially qualified for the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup. Details regarding their opponent, as well as the date and time of the quarterfinal match, will be confirmed upon the completion of pool play. The match schedule for the Rugby World Cup can be found here.
The Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham next month is sold out with 82,000 fans, making it the most attended women’s rugby union match ever. Over 400,000 tickets have been sold across all matches so far — three times more than the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand.
CANADA’S WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM MATCH DAY ROSTER VS WALES
1. McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) – Aurora Barbarians / Saracens (34 caps)
2. Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs (37 caps)
3. DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) – Calgary Hornets / Exeter Chiefs (65 caps)
4. Sophie de Goede (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers / Saracens (37 caps)
5. Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) – Cowichan Piggies / Aurora Barbarians / Ealing Trailfinders (80 caps)
6. Fabiola Forteza (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Stade Bordelais (37 caps)
7. Karen Paquin (Quebec City, QC) – Club de rugby de Quebec (47 caps)
8. Gabrielle Senft (Regina, SK) – Castaway Wanderers / Saracens (36 caps)
9. Justine Pelletier (Rivière-du-Loup, QC) – Club de rugby de Québec / Stade Bordelais (39 caps)
10. Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) – Oakville Crusaders / Exeter Chiefs (19 caps)
11. Asia Hogan-Rochester (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Nomads / Westshore RFC (4 caps)
12. Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC / Exeter Chiefs (62 caps)
13. Florence Symonds (Vancouver, BC) – University of British Columbia (14 caps)
14. Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) – Saracens (35 caps)
15. Julia Schell (Uxbridge, ON) – Guelph Goats / Castaway Wanderers / Ealing Trailfinders (28 caps)
FINISHERS
16. Gillian Boag (Calgary, AB) – Capilano RFC (35 caps)
17. Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) – Guelph Goats (49 caps)
18. Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) – Halifax Tars RFC (62 caps)
19. Laetitia Royer (Loretteville, QC) – St-Anne-de-Bellevue / Concordia University / Saracens (18 caps)
20. Courtney O’Donnell (Rimbey, AB) – Red Deer Titans Rugby (49 caps)
21. Caroline Crossley (Victoria, BC) – Castaway Wanderers (9 caps)
22. Olivia Apps (Lindsay, ON) – Lindsay RFC (21 caps)
23. Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – Counties Manukau (20 caps)
MISSION: WIN RUGBY WORLD CUP
In March 2025, Rugby Canada officially launched the Mission: Win Rugby World Cup (MWRWC) 2025 fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $1,000,000. Despite rising to the second world ranking, the Canadian women’s rugby team operates on a fractional budget compared to its closest competitors. This $1 million gap was identified to best equip the team with extra resources to help them make history.
The mission is now within reach: over 95% of the fundraising goal has been pledged through generous individual donations and crowd funding. Rugby Canada extends its deep appreciation to all MWRWC supporters. For more information or to donate, visit rugby.ca/donate.
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