England have suffered heartbreak once more after shedding to New Zealand for the fifth time within the Rugby World Cup last.
Despite a robust begin, the first-half sending off of winger Lydia Thompson proved essential after a reckless sort out on Portia Woodman within the 18th minute.
A hat-trick from hooker Amy Cokayne off the rolling maul and tries from flanker Marlie Packer and fullback Ellie Kildunne had saved England forward for all however 15 of the 80 minutes.
However. winger Ayesha Leti-l’iga scored a attempt 9 minutes from time to offer New Zealand a 34-31 victory.
It secured a sixth world title for the Black Ferns at a packed Eden Park.
England skipper Sarah Hunter stated: “I’m gutted. I’m so proud of the team. We came out fighting.
“We had our backs in opposition to the wall for 60 minutes of that recreation however we by no means gave up, we saved popping out.
“One result doesn’t define the squad that we are, the people that we are and hopefully what we’ve created.”
England went into the ultimate on an unparalleled run of type, having gained their final 30 assessments, courting again to a defeat to New Zealand in July 2019.
Included in that sequence had been back-to-back document victories for the Red Roses in opposition to their previous rivals, by an mixture of 99-27, just a little over a yr in the past.
Earlier, France gained the bronze medal after a 36-0 demolition of Canada, scoring 5 tries.
Source: information.sky.com”