Rugby World Cup: Canada could match England up front - Katy Daley-Mclean

Flanker Marlie Packer scored a hat-trick successful England's quarter-final triumph against Australia

Canada "could match" England's forwards dominance successful adjacent Saturday's World Cup semi-final, says erstwhile Red Roses skipper Katy Daley-Mclean.

The driving line-out has been England's favoured root of tries, but Daley-Mclean says Canada's forwards volition connection a sterner challenge.

"Canada besides person a precise bully pack," she said connected Rugby Union Weekly.

"I deliberation they could lucifer England successful that area. The 1 country I'd similar to spot amended is England's pick-and-go game. In those conditions [on Sunday], it was unsmooth but Australia did a bully occupation of stopping it."

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With the bedewed conditions ruling retired moving rugby, each 7 of England's tries against Australia came from the forwards.

The Red Roses person present won a grounds 29 Tests successful a row, acknowledgment successful portion to having 1 of the champion packs successful satellite rugby.

Daley-Mclean worries that the up-front dominance has near the backs untested and that this could beryllium costly successful a imaginable last against France oregon hosts New Zealand.

"I would person liked England to usage their backs conscionable to get that timing," she added.

"If they travel and play France oregon New Zealand, those unit passes volition beryllium connected and if England haven't practised it, it makes it a spot rusty for me."

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