
Island rugby star de Goede to captain Canada in front of record Canadian crowd - Times Colonist
Sophie de Goede of Victoria is set to captain Canada on Friday in front of what will be a record crowd for women’s rugby in this country. More than 18,000 tickets have been sold for the Test against England at BMO Field in Toronto (4 p.m. on TSN), which is a reprise of the 2025 World Cup championship game played before 81,885 fans at Twickenham in London and won 33-13 by England. “It’s an honour to step on to home soil in a moment like this and shows how much the sport has grown in Canada,” said de Goede, by phone from Toronto.












