England’s players were in tears on the pitch as they won the Women’s Rugby World Cup.The Red Roses were crowned world champions for the third time thanks to an emphatic 33-13 final victory over Canada at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.GettyThe Red Roses were crowned world champions for the first time since 2014[/caption]It was a momentous day on all fronts, with the match being played in front of a 81,885 crowd in west London – a record for a women’s rugby match.England held a 21-8 lead at half-time thanks to converted tries from Ellie Kildunne, Amy Cokayne and Alex Matthews.And they never looked back after that, as they survived a spirited effort from Canada in the second half.But their spell of pressure was put to bed when Matthews grabbed her second try of the game, with a conversion taking England to 33 points, and giving them the win by a 20-point margin.The victory marks the first time England have won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 11 years, after losing finals in 2017 and 2022.And the achievement was an emotional one for the Red Roses, with many of them reduced to tears after the full-time whistle.While some players looked jubilant as they hugged on the pitch, others were visibly overwhelmed by the occasion.This included player of the match, Sadia Kabeya, who looked tearful as she took in the enormity of the occasion.And the flanker later opened up on the historic moment, as she spoke to the BBC afterwards.She said: “It’s amazing, thank you to everyone that came out here today. You are our 16th man on the pitch. We are just so, so grateful.”Getty2024 World Player of the Year Kildunne opened the scoring for the Red Roses at Twickenham[/caption]GettyEngland’s players looked visibly emotional on the pitch after sealing glory[/caption]On being world champions, Kabeya added: “Honestly, it sounds amazing, it’s a pinch me moment. It has been years in the making. I am happy we could pull it off for you guys.”Abbie Ward, who scored England’s fourth try, also shared her emotions after helping her country to a third world title.She said: “Honestly as soon as the whistle went I just burst into tears. “It’s truly been such a special day. A sold-out crowd at Twickenham. It was electric, in front of friends, family, it’s amazing.“The last final loss, that was then. This is a new team, this is a new chapter of women’s rugby. It wasn’t about righting wrongs. “This is our little moment today. It’s about this, this team has been special, what we’ve done has been special. View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCRugby?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“The support, the crowd, the friends and family involved, it’s been magical.”Many were quick to congratulate the Red Roses on their achievement, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, who also commended Canada on their run to the final.Taking to X, the Royals wrote: “Congratulations to the Red Roses, the new Women’s Rugby World Cup Champions!“Well done to Canada – you had an outstanding tournament. Both teams should be so proud!”Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also praised the team and said: “You have shown the very best of England and inspired a generation.”Headed into the final, the Red Roses were on a 32-game winning streak and won their seventh straight Six Nations title in April.GettyEngland captain Zoe Aldcroft, right, led her side to world glory for the first time in over a decade[/caption]England also won all of their matches in the World Cup group stages, before beating Scotland and France in the quarter and semi-finals.As for Canada, this was just their second-ever Rugby World Cup final, with the Maple Leafs having to partly fund their way to the tournament as a result of not being a full professional team.