Christchurch, May 17 -- New Zealand and Canada tied 27-27 in a thrilling second round of the Pacific Four series here on Saturday.
Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who scored two tries on her debut in last week's opening match against Australia, began the scoring for the world champion Black Ferns in the sixth minute.
Defending champions Canada responded almost immediately through DaLeaka Menin's converted try and the teams were level at 12-12 at half-time.
The scoring continued to fluctuate after the break, with Ayesha Leti-l'iga adding her second try for New Zealand before Alysha Corrigan and Olivia Apps touched down for Canada.
Shoshanah Seumanutafa then gave Canada a 27-22 lead after 77 minutes but Julia Schell missed the conversion...