France Comfortably Set Up Ireland Quarter-final

Women's Rugby World Cup - Pool D

France: (24) 57

Tries: Boulard 2, Vernier, Escudero, Gerin, Grisez 2, Deshaye, Chambon Cons: Queyroi 2, Bourgeois 4

South Africa: (3) 10

Try: Roos Con: Dolf Pen: Dolf

France will look Ireland successful nan Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals connected Sunday, 14 Septhaving sealed nan apical spot successful Pool D by hammering South Africa successful Northampton.

The Springbok Women, who had already qualified for their first Women's World Cup quarter-final, look world champions New Zealand connected Saturday successful Exeter.

Les Bleues dominated nan opening play and scored tries done full-back Emilie Boulard and centre Gabrielle Vernier.

But it was an upgraded reddish paper for a head-on-head tackle by South Africa centre Chumisa Qawe that yet proved costly.

Forwards Charlotte Escudero and Agathe Gerin powered complete to return advantage of nan other player, earlier nan awesome Boulard grabbed her second.

In an effort to salvage control, caput coach Swys de Bruin emptied nan forwards from his chair early successful nan 2nd half - conscionable arsenic he did successful his side's opening triumph complete Brazil.

It did not person nan aforesaid effect and France helping Joanna Grisez scored twice, pinch Annaelle Deshaye and Alexandra Chambon besides scoring.

Winning their group comes arsenic nary astonishment for Les Bleues, who are peaking nicely arsenic nan tourney enters nan knockout stages.

Based connected shape and seedings, a semi-final of England and France awaits.

The Springbok Women, who yet sewage a effort done energetic scrum-half Nadine Roos successful nan last play of nan game, now look a mammoth task of defeating a Black Ferns broadside that put 40 points connected Ireland.

France: Boulard; Grisez, Konde, Vernier, Menager (c); Queyroi, Sansus; Brosseau, Gerin, Bernadou, Feleu (capt), Raclot, Berthoumieu, Champon, Escudero.

Replacements: Riffonneau, Deshaye, Khalfaoui, Ikahehegi, Maka, Okemba, Chambon, Bourgeois.

South Africa: Dolf; Cilliers, Webb, Qawe, Samboya; Zulu, Roos; Ngxingolo, Gunter, Latsha (capt), Ubisi, Qolo, Makua, Jacobs, Hele.

Replacements: Hanekom, Khuzwayo, Mdliki, Mokwai, Tshauke, Mcatshulwa, Kinsey, Ngwevu.

Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

Assistant referees: Lauren Jenner (Italy), Jess Ling (Australia)

Television lucifer official: Rachel Horton (Australia)