O'Brien, Ireland went down 21-8 to hosts Canada in Vancouver in their second match of the WXV1 tournament. Having secured a shock win over world champions New Zealand in their opening game, Scott Bemand's side were keen to add the scalp of the world-ranked number two side but fell just short despite a spirited performance.

Canada's beating France last week saw them move from third to second in the world rankings. They are a Government/CRU funded professional side and playing on home soil.

Ireland lost 21-8 to host team Canada 21-8 in Vancouver in their second match of the WXV1 tournament. Despite a hearty performance, during which they lost Linda Djougang and Niamh O'Dowd to almost simultaneous yellow cards, Ireland fell short of a win after beating world champions New Zealand in their opening game.

Ireland have gone down to host team Canada 21-8 in Vancouver in their second match of the WXV1 tournament. Despite a hearty performance, Ireland fell far short of a win after beating world champions New Zealand in their opening game.

CANADA MOVED TO the top of the WXV1 table on Saturday night as they took full advantage of two Ireland yellow cards in a 21-8 win. Looking to back up last week’s shock win over the Black Ferns, Ireland started brightly at the Langley Event Centre before losing props Linda Djougang and Niamh O’Dowd in the space of two first-half minutes.

LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian women's rugby team started quickly and then dug in defensively to beat Ireland 21-8 in WXV international tournament play on Saturday at Langley Events Centre.