Who plays who in Rugby World Cup quarter-finals?

England to face Scotland in quarter-finals after win over Australia

After three rounds of pool matches, the line-up for the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals has been confirmed.

Top four seeds England, Canada, New Zealand and France all qualified as pool winners, while Australia, Scotland, Ireland and South Africa advanced as runners-up.

Here are the four fixtures for next weekend, and you can find the final pool standings lower down the page.

New Zealand v South Africa (Saturday, 13:00 BST)

  • Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter

  • Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two & iPlayer from 12:30 BST

Teenage star Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored a hat-trick as New Zealand powered past Ireland 40-0 to finish top of Pool C with three bonus-point wins. It was a ruthless performance in both defence and attack and demonstrated the Black Ferns' ability to peak at the right time in a major tournament.

South Africa shocked Italy in their second pool match to reach the quarter-finals for the first time, but were comprehensively outplayed by France in their final Pool D game and face a near-impossible task against the six-time champions.

Canada v Australia (Saturday, 16:00 BST)

  • Venue: Ashton Gate, Bristol

  • Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two & iPlayer from 15:30 BST

Canada overwhelmed Scotland 40-19 to ensure they clinched top spot in Pool B with a maximum 15 points from their three group games. Outstanding lock Sophie de Goede brings both physicality and quality to their side, plus a reliable kicking boot.

Australia gave England a serious test in the first half before being overpowered in their final Pool A match in Brighton, but still managed to qualify for the last eight on points difference. Talented backs Desiree Miller and Caitlyn Halse will take heart from Scotland scoring three times against Canada's usually rock solid defence.

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France v Ireland (Sunday, 13:00 BST)

  • Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter

  • Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two & iPlayer from 12:15

France thrashed South Africa 57-10 to win Pool D with scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus pulling the strings, but preventing Six Nations rivals Italy from scoring in a 24-0 win in their opening match was their key result.

Ireland, who secured bonus-point wins over Japan and Spain to qualify, are set to be boosted by the return of Six Nations player of the tournament Aoife Wafer, who has yet to feature in the competition because of pre-tournament knee surgery. Despite a heavy loss to New Zealand, Ireland will fancy their chances of reversing their 27-15 defeat by France in the Women's Six Nations in March.

England v Scotland (Sunday, 16:00 BST)

  • Venue: Ashton Gate, Bristol

  • Coverage: Watch live on BBC One & iPlayer from 15:30

England started slowly before overwhelming Australia 47-7 to secure top spot in Pool C. It was England's 30th successive Test win but with their backline not clicking to their usual standards, they needed their forwards to grind the Wallaroos down. World player of the year Ellie Kildunne will miss the quarter-final with concussion but England have formidable strength in depth.

Scotland scored three excellent tries but succumbed 40-19 to Canada in their final Pool B match. They will have to beat their old rivals for the first time since 1999 to keep alive their World Cup hopes. They were thrashed 59-7 in this year's Women's Six Nations and although they have improved since then, the gap between the sides is huge.

Quarter-final fixtures, kick-off times and BBC coverage

Saturday 13 September:

  • Quarter-final 1: New Zealand v South Africa (13:00), Sandy Park - BBC Two from 12:30

  • Quarter-final 2: Canada v Australia (16:00), Ashton Gate - BBC Two from 15:30

Sunday 14 September:

  • Quarter-final 3: France v Ireland (13:00), Sandy Park - BBC Two from 12:15

  • Quarter-final 4: England v Scotland (16:00), Ashton Gate - BBC One from 15:30

Semi-final fixtures, kick-off times and BBC coverage

Friday 19 September:

  • New Zealand/South Africa v Canada/Australia (19:00), Ashton Gate - BBC Two from 18:30

Saturday 20 September:

  • France/Ireland v England/Scotland (15:30), Ashton Gate - BBC One from 14:45

Final date, kick-off time and BBC coverage

Saturday 27 September:

  • Third-place play-off final (12:30), Twickenham - BBC Two from 11:45

  • World Cup final (16:00), Twickenham - BBC One from 15:00

Pool stage standings and results

Pool A results

Saturday 6 September:

  • USA 60-0 Samoa, York Community Stadium - match report

  • England 47-7 Australia, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium - match report

30 August:

22 August:

23 August:

  • Australia 73-0 Samoa, Salford Community Stadium - match report

Pool B results

Saturday 6 September:

30 August:

  • Canada 42-0 Wales, Salford Community Stadium - match report

  • Scotland 29-15 Fiji, Salford Community Stadium - match report

23 August:

Pool C results

Sunday 7 September:

  • Japan 29-21 Spain, York Community Stadium - match report

  • New Zealand 40-0 Ireland (14:45), Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium - match report

31 August:

24 August:

Pool D results

Sunday 7 September:

  • Italy 64-3 Brazil, Franklin's Gardens - match report

  • France 57-10 South Africa, Franklin's Gardens - match report

31 August:

24 August:

How does the tournament work?

Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Teams secured a bonus point if they scored four tries or more in a game, and/or if they lost by seven points or less.

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