Canada Ravens went 2–0 on their 2026 European tour
Canada Ravens beat Wales 14–0 and Scotland 34–4 on their July 2026 women’s rugby league tour, scoring 48 points and conceding four.
Canada Ravens won both senior women’s internationals on their July 2026 European tour, beating Wales 14–0 in Neath and Scotland 34–4 in Hawick.
| Date | Match | Venue | Half-time | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2026 | Wales Women v Canada Women | The Gnoll, Neath | 0–10 | 0–14 |
| 25 July 2026 | Scotland Women v Canada Women | Hawick RFC, Hawick | 4–14 | 4–34 |
Tour record: played 2, won 2, points for 48, points against 4, points difference +44.
International Rugby League classified both fixtures as senior women’s internationals played for world-ranking points. Canada scored ten tries and conceded one across the tour.
Wales 0–14 Canada
Canada opened the tour on 19 July with a shutout at The Gnoll. Danielle Franada finished a length-of-the-field set for the first try, with Natasha Naismith converting. Captain Megan Pakulis then scored on either side of half-time to complete the 14–0 win.
The official IRL match record gives Canada a 10–0 half-time lead and lists the scoring as:
- Danielle Franada: one try
- Megan Pakulis: two tries
- Natasha Naismith: one goal from three attempts
The fixture was played under NRLW conditions as part of Wales’s World Cup preparation. It lasted 70 minutes, with two 35-minute halves. Canada’s defence held Wales scoreless throughout.
Scotland 4–34 Canada
Scotland scored first in their inaugural home women’s international, Caitlin Cox crossing in the ninth minute. Canada answered with three first-half tries to lead 14–4 at the interval, then added four more after the break.
Canada’s scoring return was:
- Danielle Franada: one try
- Erika Scott: one try
- Petra Woods: one try
- Maddy Aberg: two tries
- Megan Pakulis: one try
- Gabrielle Hindley: one try
- Natasha Naismith: three goals from seven attempts
That produces 34 points: seven tries worth 28 points, plus six points from three conversions. The IRL report and match record confirm the 34–4 final score, 14–4 half-time score and seven-try total.
The IRL page contains a discrepancy within its presentation. Its event list displays only six Canadian tries because Pakulis’s second-half score is missing, although the accompanying report describes her grounding the ball shortly after the hour. The report and event list now credit the 25th-minute try to Scott. The Rugby League Project scoresheet also credits Scott and says a review of the match stream showed that she, rather than Aberg, scored that try.
Canada’s tour scoring totals
| Player | Tries | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Pakulis | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Danielle Franada | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Maddy Aberg | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Natasha Naismith | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Erika Scott | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Petra Woods | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gabrielle Hindley | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada total | 10 | 4 | 48 |
Pakulis led the tour with three tries, Franada scored in both matches, and Naismith kicked all four of Canada’s successful conversions.