Olivia Apps

was surprised.

I mean, first off, I was surprised that Olivia Apps was even in that because she has also been outstanding as well.

But yeah, I saw the nominations come out and I was like, shoehorn, absolutely.

Zoe Harrison, she has been outstanding, not only internationally, but down at club as well, down at Saracens and the PWR.

But it is hard to look past Delika Menon at this point of being the Canadian nominee for the World Player of the Year.

Now, Olivia Apps has been nominated, and she's Women's 15th Try of the Year, and that is for the try against England.

This was the one in Exeter on September 19th.

And I believe that voting is open now.

So if you still want to catch your vote for Olivia apps, you can do so on world rugby's social channels.

So make sure to go there and show your love for live apps.

Now, one of the big stories during that game between England was that the Canadian federal government announced a $2.815 million increase, now just under $5 million in funding for the 2026 to 2027 year.

Even though it was against the world champions, it wasn't any like, it was more like, hey, we're still in this.

And then, you know, you see stuff like Alicia Corrigan's ridiculous little chip through and run round You saw Olivia Apps beating players.

You saw that final try go in at the 77th minute.

I turned to my girlfriend, Michaela, and just went, they're going to do it.

So congratulations to Bella Vogel.

Congratulations to Delika Mainan.

I do want to give a shout-out to Olivia Apps as well, who got nominated for her try against England in that tie overseas across the pond on September 19th as a Try of the Year nominee as well.

If you haven't seen it, go check it out.

And it's very telling that even if they aren't world number one or all the world champions, that their players are scooping up these individual awards as well.

That's another one, you know, Olivia Apps, you know, from Saracens winning the PWR Player of the Season.

They've got the reigning World Player of the Year as well.

They've just got so many stars that they've produced now.

and support the England girls.

But from a Canadian perspective, it doesn't get much better than Olivia Apps, like hurdling over Zoe Harrison in the middle of the pitch there.

There was just some of it was quite rogue.

Yeah, absolutely.

You know, the Canadian backline was really good.

Olivia Apps...

Just what a Tyro.

Like she's just, she keeps that temper for Canada just going the whole time.

A

little late on this, but congrats to Olivia Apps, Scrum Half of the Saracens Club in England, who won Player of the Season in the Premiership Women's Rugby, the PWR.

She is also Canada's beloved Scrum Half and an advocate for the Alopecia Society of Canada.

Congrats to you, Liv.

And on the Canadian side, um, Sophie Dagudy and Alicia Corrigan are back.

And obviously Olivia Apps, um, the player of the year from the PWR, uh, is there for the Canadian side.

And interestingly, Kevin Rouet, uh, the Canadian coach, has been signed and extended through until 2030.

So Ewen McKenzie, hard to, to split.