Here’s the latest from Kiwiland: Jorja Miller will miss the semi- final against Canada. The injury is unspecified, but a knee is suspect. Add to that the withdrawal of Laura Bayfield. Kiwi anxiety is calmed somewhat by the naming of co-captain, Kennedy Tukuafu, as Miller’s replacement. Layla Sa’e is brought in for Bayfield. The squad
Now we know the four teams: Canada, England, France and New Zealand. Cynics will say they’ve known them for years. Sadly they’re right, but there’s no short cut to glory. Each of the four has its own approach to these final stages. Once again in alphabetical order: Canada was the union to place its cards
I doubt if any RWC has known events like this. After the France-Ireland match on Sunday not one, but two citings were entered by Ireland. Manae Feleu, co-captain of France, was accused of a dangerous tackle. But far more serious, Axelle Berthoumieu; the blind-side flanker, was accused of biting Aoife Wafer’s arm. A disciplinary committee
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 semi-finals in Bristol on 19-20 September. VIEW FULL APPOINTMENTS >> Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) will take charge of the first semi-final between defending champions New Zealand and Canada at Ashton Gate Stadium at 19:00 local time (GMT+1) on Friday. It
In stark contrast to the melodrama in Exeter earlier, the England-Scotland match in Bristol was a foregone conclusion. The only parallel was the rain; it poured. Not for the first time in this tournament, the side destined to lose scored first. The moment Aurelie Groizeleau offered the Scots a penalty, Rachel Malcolm pointed to the
France v Ireland (quarter-final) From another match with an agonising finish I select a stat which occurred much earlier. I believe it determined the final score. On 39 minutes Manae Feleu was shown yellow for pulling a maul down. The Irish built that astonishing attack, but it came to nothing in the end. Back to
Canada and New Zealand both scored 46 points to secure their semi-final places. Now comes the question: which of them put in the superior performance? New Zealand v South Africa Was the first error of the game a portent of things to come? Jorja Miller made a short dash, but her pass was inaccurate. At
England’s squad to face Scotland at Bristol looks like this: 15 ROWLAND 14 DOW 13 JONES 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 AITCHISON 9 HUNT 1 CLIFFORD 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4 TALLING 5 GALLIGAN 6 ALDCROFT (captain) 7 KABEYA 8 MATTHEWS 16 ATKIN-DAVIES 17 CARSON 18 BERN 19 WARD 20 FEAUNATI 21 L. PACKER 22
Kevin Rouet and Jo Yapp have announced their sides to meet in the quarter-finals They are: Canada 1 HUNT 2 TUTTOSI 3 MENIN 4 DE GOEDE 5 O’DONNELL 6 CROSSLEY 7 PAQUIN 8 FORTEZA 9 PELLETIER 10 PERRY 11 HOGAN-ROCHESTER 12 TESSIER (captain) 13 SYMONDS 14 CORRIGAN 15 SCHELL 16 BOAG 17 KASSIL 18 DEMERCHANT
Swys de Bruin and Allan Bunting have announced their teams to meet on Saturday at Sandy Park Exeter (KO 13.00 BST) They are: South Africa: 15 DOLF 14 SAMBOYA 13 MPUPHA 12 NGWEVU 11 MALINGA 10 VAN RENSBURG 9 ROOS 1 CHARLIE 2 GWALA 3 LATSHA 4 BOOI 5 LOCHNER 6 SOLONTSI 7 MCATSHULWA 8
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