Teenage star Sorensen-McGee finishes top try-scorer
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New Zealand star Braxton Sorensen-McGee was the top try-scorer of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup with 11 tries.
The 18-year-old wing scored hat-tricks in pool-stage victories over Ireland and Japan and finished off by scoring twice as the Black Ferns beat France 42-26 in the third-place play-off at Twickenham.
Only Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman with 13 tries in the 2017 tournament has scored more tries in a single World Cup.
Sorensen-McGee was named Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year for her superb performances in her first World Cup.
Here's the list of the leading try-scorers.
11 - Braxton Sorensen-McGee
6 - Julia Schell
6 - Jess Breach
6 - Desiree Miller
6 - Freda Tafuna
United States flanker Freda Tafuna scored twice in the drawn match against Australia and followed that up with four tries in the 60-0 win over Samoa. Tafuna will be unable to add to her tally after Australia pipped the USA to the runners-up spot in Pool A.
6 - Francesca McGhie
5 - 4 players
Ellie Kildunne (England)
Asia Hogan-Rochester (Canada)
Kelsey Clifford (England)
Emilie Boulard (France)
4 - 10 players
Ellie Kildunne (England)
Caitlyn Halse (Australia)
Jorja Miller (New Zealand)
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi (Italy)
Emilie Boulard (France)
Aseza Hele (South Africa)
McKinley Hunt (Canada)
Alysha Corrigan (Canada)
Joanna Grisez (France)
Rhona Lloyd (Scotland)
Amy Cokayne (England)
Renee Holmes (New Zealand)
3 - 14 players
Sadia Kabeya (England)
Megan Jones (England)
Sophie de Goede (Canada)
Nassira Konde (France)
Ayanda Malinga (South Africa)
Lark Atkin-Davies (England)
Erica Jarrell-Searcy (USA)
Adiana Talakai (Australia)
Hope Rogers (USA)
Nadine Roos (South Africa)
Francesca Granzotto (Italy)
Charlotte Escudero (France)
Abbie Ward (England)
