Summary

  • World Cup favourites England march on to quarter-finals as Pool C winners

  • Victory also ensures Wales' place in quarter-finals

  • Forwards Rosie Galligan and Connie Powell scored hat-tricks as England ran in 13 tries at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland

  • World number one side England will face Australia on Sunday - Wales will play hosts New Zealand on Saturday

  • Vickii Cornborough and Emily Scarratt late withdrawals due to minor injuries

  • France v Italy and Canada v USA in other quarter-finals

  1. Goodbyepublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    Thank you for joining us for this one this morning! England march onto the quarter-finals after a dominant 75-0 win over South Africa and players have thrown their hands up to give Simon Middleton a selection headache. Rosie Galligan, Tatyana Heard and Abby Dow were standout stars in the game but it is a huge strength for England they can reach for their depth in players. Middleton will take all the notes from this one to take on Australia in the quarters, we will see you there next weekend!

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  2. 'We have been watching them'published at 08:05 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    Poppy Cleall took her post-match interview to learn who England will face in the quarter-final. After being told their opposition she told ITV: "Australia are a great proud nation. We have been watching them. We were there when they stormed ahead against New Zealand."

  3. Postpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    The pool stage is now over which means we say goodbye to four teams. Scotland, Japan, Fiji and South Africa all bow out at this stage.

  4. Postpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    It will be interesting to see if Sarah Bern is cited for her high tackle, where there was head on head contact. The referee chose to go with a yellow card but she was lucky to not get a red, it would be a blow if Bern receives a ban.

  5. 'We're putting our hands up'published at 07:56 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    Hat-trick hero Rosie Galligan told ITV: "I think I am a bit speechless, a phenomenal day out. I saw my mum and dad when I was singing the anthem. It was a tear-jerker moment. It was nice to be out there with the girls."

    And on selection: "I think we are one team, we are here to win the World Cup it takes 32 players to do that. But everyone is putting their hands up to play."

    Rosie Galligan celebratesImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    So we do now know England's confirmed route to the final. If they can beat Australia they will face the winner of Canada vs USA in the semi-final. That means the final could see a repeat of the fixture in 2017 where New Zealand defeated England.

  7. Postpublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

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    England and South Africa are together on the pitch dancing together and celebrating Zenay Jordaan who is to retire now they are out of the World Cup. Such lovely scenes to see.

    England lead the post-match dancingImage source, Getty Images
  8. 'It was a massive honour'published at 07:49 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    England captain Marlie Packer told ITV: "I'm super happy, we said we were going to have to have the full 23 today and we did. We have worked on stuff in training from the France game. There were a lot of changes and a lot of debuts.

    "it was a massive honour. For the coaches to belive in me was just amazing."

  9. Quarter-finals confirmedpublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    FT: England 75-0 South Africa

    The kick-off date and times for the quarter-finals will be confirmed later this morning but we have the fixtures! England will take on Australia next weekend and here are how the others shape up:

    New Zealand vs Wales

    Canada vs USA

    France vs Italy

  10. Postpublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

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    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England will be really happy. The majority of the squad have now played but there will be fingers crossed that the yellow card for Sarah Bern stays yellow and we don't see any more.

  11. Full-time - England 75-0 South Africapublished at 07:41 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    South Africa closed out the game with an attacking spell but they knock on and Amy Cokayne boots the ball out, A hugely dominant game from England, they were much better in the second half with the penalty count and handling errors cut down. Rosie Galligan and Connie Powell both got hat-tricks but multiple players got over the try line and it has created a selection headache for Simon Middleton, particularly in the centres with Tatyana Heard having a great game.

  12. Yellow card - England 75-0 South Africapublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Sarah Bern

    Bern is so lucky there not to get a red card, there was head on head after a tackle but it is only a yellow.

  13. TMO check - foul playpublished at 07:37 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    They are checking for foul play by Sarah Bern

  14. Postpublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    England 75-0 South Africa

    Sara Orchard
    Rugby union commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England are the world number ones and they will want everyone to be afraid of them going into the quarter-finals.

  15. try

    Try - England 75-0 South Africapublished at 07:34 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Sadia Kabeya (con Holly Aitchison)

    It is good! It looked as though Sadia Kabeya had held it up on her own arm but the grounding is good, Holly Aitchison adds the extras.

  16. Try reviewpublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Sadia Kabeya

    Abby Dow does well to stay in field in England's latest attack and it looks as though Sadia Kabeya has scored. They are checking the grounding.

  17. Postpublished at 76 min

    England 68-0 South Africa

    Tatyana Heard is receiving some treatment after her latest efforts, she has really been a key element of the England squad. Play gets back underway with an England scrum.

  18. No trypublished at 75 min

    England 68-0 South Africa

    Rosie Galligan dropped it over the line and so there is a goal line drop out!

  19. Try reviewpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Rosie Galligan

    England run it through the hands instead of the driving maul but they are checking the grounding

  20. Postpublished at 74 min

    England 68-0 South Africa

    England win the scrum but they knock on and so South Africa have another attacking shot. They lose the scrum though with the powerful shove from England bags the penalty and they kick to the corner.