England aiming high in Women's Rugby World Cup semi-finals

Who will get their hands on the World Cup trophy next weekend?

Can the Red Roses make it through to next weekend's final and be one step closer to lifting the biggest trophy in women's rugby?

It's all to play for in the women's Rugby World Cup, with the semi-final matches about to get underway.

Just four teams are left in the competition - Canada, New Zealand, France and England.

Keep reading to find out more about each team and their semi-finals.

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France v England

England won the Women's Six Nations in April for the seventh year in a row

The semi-final between England and France gets underway on Saturday 20 September at 3.30pm, also at Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol.

If recent competition history is anything to go by it could well be a close and high-scoring match.

In April, England beat France by one point to secure their fourth Women's Six Nations Grand Slam in a row, with a thrilling 43-42 win.

England will also be hoping to keep hold of their record-breaking winning streak.

The Red Roses have set a new international rugby union record - across both the men's and women's game - after racking up 31 wins in a row.

26-year-old World Player of the Year Ellie Kildunne will be back for the Red Roses.

"Ellie is intuitive and can break open a game" said England head coach John Mitchell

"It's all about her freedom to make decisions, and she just happens to be an amazing athlete (which) makes her very difficult to handle."

Canada v New Zealand

New Zealand are the defending champions

The other semi-final sees Canada taking on New Zealand on Friday night at Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium.

New Zealand are the reigning champions, after beating England in the final of the last World Cup, which took place in 2022.

The Black Ferns are the most successful team in women's Rugby World Cup history, having won the title on six occasions.

Canada are ranked number two in the world and are aiming to reach their first World Cup final since 2014.

But what separates the two teams? Not much it seems!

The last time Canada and New Zealand met, in the Pacific Four Series earlier this year, the match finished in a thrilling 27-27 draw.

When is the Women's Rugby World Cup final?

The final will be played at Twickenham Stadium in London

The final of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup takes place on Saturday 27 September.

It will be held at Twickenham Stadium in London, and is set to get underway at 4pm.

The two losing semi-final teams will make it through to the Bronze final, which will take place earlier that day at Twickenham (at 12.30pm) to find out who will finish in third-place in this year's competition.