New Zealand's running game trumped England's power to win a thrilling final of the women's Rugby World Cup 34-31 in Auckland.
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Winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga put the Black Ferns ahead with their sixth try and they held on at Eden Park to halt England's world-record winning streak at 30 matches. It was the hosts' sixth World Cup title. However, two lineout drives were repelled by the home team on their tryline and when England knocked on, the 40,000 crowd -- a record for a women's rugby match -- erupted in noise.
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