England captain Zoe Aldcroft lifted the women’s World Cup in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham yesterday and declared: “This is what dreams are made of.”

John Mitchell’s side had to work hard to beat a determined Canada outfit but eventually ran out comfortable 33-13 winners.
Tries by Ellie Kildunne, Amy Cokayne, Alex Matthews (2) and Abbie Ward clinched England’s third world crown, their first since 2014, while also extending their growing record 33-win streak.
Aldcroft said: “We have had so much belief in this group. We’ve built something so special over the last few years. T...