England's Mitchell named women's coach of year

England's World Cup-winning caput coach John Mitchell has been named World Rugby women's coach of nan year.

The Red Roses beat Canada 33-13 astatine Twickenham connected Saturday to triumph nan tourney for nan first clip since 2014.

England, who mislaid back-to-back finals to New Zealand successful 2017 and 2022, person won a grounds 33 successive games, pinch Mitchell yet to suffer since taking nan domiciled aft nan men's 2023 World Cup.

Mitchell's broadside won a 4th consecutive Women's Six Nations Grand Slam and seventh consecutive title successful April.

"There is simply a batch of swings and roundabouts successful this trade," Mitchell said.

"But it is not conscionable maine arsenic I couldn't triumph this grant without my different coaches and staff."

Canada fastener Sophie de Goede was named women's subordinate of nan year.

The 26-year-old, who plays for Saracens, only returned successful July aft 13 months retired from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

De Goede had an outstanding World Cup and won subordinate of nan lucifer against Wales and Australia.

She besides scored a effort successful Canada's semi-final win complete New Zealand.

De Goede's team-mates lifted her up connected their shoulders to observe her winning nan award.

"It conscionable shows nan unity and joyousness and emotion that nan squad has for each other," she said.

"It's conscionable a privilege for maine to get to play pinch these women."

Canada came into nan last 95% of nan measurement towards their million-dollar fundraising extremity entitled 'Mission: Win Rugby World Cup' - group up to thief them compete pinch nan world's best-funded teams.

"We person nan expertise arsenic a team, a federation and a programme to triumph nan World Cup," De Goede said.

"We could person done it coming but conscionable didn't put it retired connected nan field. If we tin person greater finance it will only summation nan likelihood heading into Australia successful 2029."

New Zealand helping Braxton Sorensen-McGee, 18, won nan breakthrough grant aft scoring 11 tries to apical nan tourney try-scoring charts.