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England's quarter-final win against Scotland was their 31st victory in a row - which set a new record in international rugby union

The semi-final line-up for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup is complete.

England, Canada, New Zealand and France - who all won their respective pools - came through their quarter-final matches to move within two victories of becoming world champions.

Eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals after three rounds of pool matches and you can find the final pool standings lower down the page.

Australia, Scotland, Ireland and South Africa advanced from their pools as runners-up but failed to progress beyond the last eight.

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

Friday, 19 September:

  • New Zealand v Canada (19:00 BST), Ashton Gate - BBC Two from 18:30

Saturday, 20 September:

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

New Zealand v Canada

Canada, who are aiming to reach their first World Cup final since 2014, produced an impressive 22-19 win over the world champions in Christchurch to win last year's Pacific Four Series.

The same fixture was played out in May and finished in a thrilling 27-27 draw, with the Black Ferns winning the tournament.

Canada, ranked number two in the world, will go into the game in better form after breezing past Australia in their quarter-final, while New Zealand struggled during their opening half against South Africa before moving clear after the interval.

France v England

England held off a late France fightback to win this year's Six Nations Grand Slam finale 43-42.

The Red Roses are on a 16-game winning run against Les Bleues - most recently losing the fixture at the 2018 Six Nations.

World player of the year Ellie Kildunne, who missed the quarter-final win over Scotland following concussion, could return to England's lethal backline.

France missed a late kick to defeat eventual champions New Zealand in their 2022 World Cup semi-final.

Final date, kick-off time and BBC coverage

Saturday, 27 September:

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

  • Final (16:00 BST), Twickenham - BBC One from 15:00

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Statistics of the semi-finalists

Quarter-final results

14 September: England 40-8 Scotland

England dominate Scotland to set up semi-final with France

Scotland, who have never been beyond the quarter-finals of a Women's World Cup, kicked an early penalty to take the lead at Ashton Gate.

But tournament hosts England replied with six tries - including a 50th at international level for winger Abby Dow - in a dominant display.

Rhona Lloyd's late score gave Scotland some degree of consolation, but England were far too strong on the day and registered a 31st consecutive victory to set a new record in international rugby union.

14 September: France 18-13 Ireland

France stun Ireland with second-half comeback to seal semi-final spot

Ireland led 13-0 at half-time of a match played in soggy conditions in Exeter, before France fought back in the second half with 18 unanswered points.

Ireland had a chance to win the match - or force extra time at the very least - with an attacking line-out in the closing seconds.

However, France managed to see off that threat to secure their place in the last four.

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13 September: Canada 46-5 Australia

Dominant Canada soundly beat Australia to reach semis

Canada produced a dominant display to defeat Australia in Bristol, scoring five first-half tries to put the result of their quarter-final beyond doubt.

Alysha Corrigan scored two of their seven tries in the match as the team ranked second in the world booked their place in the last four.

Beaten by England in their only World Cup final appearance to date in 2014, Canada will have high hopes of matching - and perhaps surpassing - that achievement at the 2025 tournament.

13 September: New Zealand 46-17 South Africa

New Zealand see off spirited South Africa to reach semi-final

South Africa were appearing in a Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final for the first time and went into their tie against six-time champions New Zealand as huge underdogs.

The Springbok Women put in an exceptional first-half performance in Exeter to go in level at the interval, before the Black Ferns took control in the second period.

They scored eight tries in all, including two apiece for Braxton Sorensen-McGee, Renee Holmes and Kaipo Olsen-Baker.

Pool stage standings and results

Pool A results

6 September:

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

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

30 August:

23 August:

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

22 August:

Pool B results

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

7 September:

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

  • New Zealand 40-0 Ireland, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium - match report

31 August:

24 August:

Pool D results

7 September:

31 August:

24 August:

23 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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