Canada ran in four tries to beat neighbours the United States 32-11 in an arm-wrestle of a women's World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, setting up a date with tournament favourites England in the semi-finals.
McKinley Hunt, Karen Paquin, Paige Farries and Alex Tessier all crossed to send Canada to a fifth World Cup semi-final with a deserved victory in wet conditions at Waitakere Stadium.41-5 earlier on Sunday to remain on a collision course with reigning champions New Zealand, who will face France in next Saturday's other semi-final at Eden Park.
They took the lead in the ninth minute when hooker JoJo Kitlinski forced her way over the line from close range, but Canada quickly hit back with two tries in four minutes. Paquin helped give Canada a flying start to the second half when she stole the restart, and left winger Farries carved her way through the American defence for her team's third try.
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