Quarter-final: France 18-13 Ireland
France now await England or Scotland in semi-final
France survived a scare to advance to a ninth Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final, coming from behind to edge Ireland 18-13 in a tense quarter-final at Sandy Park on Sunday.
Ireland had the wind behind them from kick-off and took advantage of the treacherous conditions to be 13-0 up at half-time, but France fought back to score 18 unanswered second-half points and book a semi-final clash against either England or Scotland in Bristol next Saturday.
Charlotte Escudero led the comeback and, along with the flying wing Joanna Grisez, went over for the French with the fly-half Morgane Bourgeois converting the first try and kicking over two penalties.
