North America blazed the trail in women's rugby but the United States and Canada go into the ninth edition of the World Cup in New Zealand this week more in hope than expectation of landing the title.
Eagles won the inaugural World Cup in Wales in 1991 and reached the final of the next two editions but have lost five of their seven tests this year, including heavy defeats to both England and New Zealand, to drop to sixth in the world.
"We head to New Zealand with a desire and belief that we can compete for the Rugby World Cup trophy, the first in Canada's history," he said when announcing his squad.
Sophie de Goede, who will skipper the team from the back of the scrum, plays her first World Cup but has considerable rugby pedigree as the daughter of players who both captained Canada at global showpieces.
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