Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST Billings Park, Dublin)
Blue skies in Dublin, and the England fans are ready.
Five minutes until kick-off...
Image source, BBC SportSummary
World Cup semis: NZ v USA, England v France
Matches to take place on Tuesday, 22 August
Ireland & Wales in fifth - eighth place play-offs
France score three tries to end hopes of hosts Ireland 21-5
Marlie Packer scores twice as England beat USA 47-26
Doubles for Kavanagh-Williams & Harries as Wales beat Hong Kong 39-15
Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Image source, BBC SportUSA team to face Englandpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST Billings Park, Dublin)
Image source, Rex FeaturesUSA team: Catie Benson, Katy Augustyn, Tiffany Faaee, Stacey Bridges, Alycia Washington, Sara Parsons, Kate Zackary, Jordan Gray, Deven Owsiany, Kimber Rozier, Kristen Thomas, Alev Kelter, Nicole Heavirland, Naya Tapper, Cheta Emba.
Replacements: Samantha Pankey, Hope Rogers, Nicole James, Abby Gustaitis, Kristine Sommer, Kayla Canett-Oca, Sylvia Braaten, Jess Wooden.
England ring the changespublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST, Billings Park, Dublin)
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have made six changes for this afternoon's crucial clash with USA.
Sarah Hunter returns to captain the side at number eight, while props Vickii Cornborough and Sarah Bern are added to the front row.
Abbie Scott comes in at lock to partner Tamara Taylor and Kay Wilson returns to the wing after scoring four tries against Spain.
Katy Mclean also returns at fly half with Amber Reed moving to inside centre.
England team: Danielle Waterman, Amy Wilson Hardy, Emily Scarratt, Amber Reed, Kay Wilson, Katy Mclean, Natasha Hunt; Vickii Cornborough, Amy Cokayne, Sarah Bern. Abbie Scott, Tamara Taylor, Alex Matthews, Marlie Packer, Sarah Hunter.
Replacements: Vicky Fleetwood, Rochelle Clark, Justine Lucas, Poppy Cleall, Harriet Millar-Mills, Leanne Riley, Rachael Burford, Megan Jones.
New Zealand win Pool Apublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Canada 5-48 New Zealand
Image source, BBC SportCanada have had plenty of support in Ireland but their hopes of reaching the last four were ended by New Zealand earlier this afternoon.
New Zealand beat Canada 48-5 to take top spot in Pool A and become the first side to book their place in the semi-finals.
England 2014 champion Kat Merchant said of New Zealand:
"The Black Ferns are absolutely clinical and took every opportunity. They are really aggressive up front and have pace to burn out the back. I can't see anyone other than them going through as top seeds."
NZ the team to beat then?
Head-to-headpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST Billings Park, Dublin)
England have played the USA in four previous World Cups.
The first meeting didn't go too well - England lost 19-6 in the 1991 final in Cardiff.
But since that inaugural competition, England have secured victories over America at the 1994, 2006 and 2010 World Cups.
The tournament so farpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST Billings Park, Dublin)
Image source, Getty ImagesBoth USA and England brushed aside Italy and Spain in the group.
The USA beat Italy 24-12 and Spain 43-0.
England scored 10 tries in each match as they overcame Italy 56-13 and Spain 56-5.
This has the makings of a classic.
Winner takes it allpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
England v USA (14:30 BST Billings Park, Dublin)
It's time to get down to business for England - they play USA in Dublin to see who will take the top spot in Pool B.
The United States - the three-time finalists - and England - the current world champions - are both unbeaten in this year's tournament.
It's a winner takes all match, while the other side will have a nail-biting wait.
The three group winners qualify for the semi-finals, plus the best performing runner-up from the three groups.
Neither side will want to leave anything to chance.
Good things come in threespublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Afternoon and welcome back to our coverage of the Women's Rugby World Cup.
It's match day three and fittingly we've got three huge games for you.
Here's what's coming up:
- England v USA -14:30
- Wales v Hong Kong - 17:15
- France v Ireland - 19:45
England and Ireland both need victories to be 100% sure of their places in the semi-finals, while Wales are aiming for the play-offs to decide fifth to eighth places.
So here's to a marathon eight-hour live text!