Reigning Women’s Rugby World Cup champions and hosts of this edition, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals in Wangraei (North) on Saturday after a resounding (55-3) win over Wales. Conclusion
Next Saturday, at Eden Park, the All Blacks’ arena of achievements, the Black Ferns will try to continue their title defense against the French, who won hours earlier in the quarter-final against Italy (39. -3), at the Northland Events Centre.
The New Zealanders scored 9 tries against Wales, two of which were scored by flanker Portia Woodman, taking her tally to 20 at Rugby World Cups, a record for women’s and men’s competitions.
The other two quarter-finals will be played at Auckland’s Waitakere Stadium on Sunday, with England taking on Australia and then Canada taking on the United States.
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