Summary
England, Canada, New Zealand, and France are the top-ranked teams in the Women's Rugby World Cup. England will face France in the semi-finals while Canada and New Zealand compete in the other match. The teams are closely matched, and England aims to overcome past challenges to win the championship.
Key Facts
- England, Canada, New Zealand, and France are the top four teams in the Women's Rugby World Cup rankings.
- England will play France in the semi-finals in Bristol.
- Canada and New Zealand will compete in the other semi-final match.
- New Zealand has won six out of seven World Cup semi-finals they have played.
- Canada defeated New Zealand for the first time in history last year.
- Nearly half of the Canadian squad has trained in England's professional women's rugby league.
- England has lost all five Women's World Cup finals they played against New Zealand.
