FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Women's World Cup 2025 - Pool C - New Zealand v Japan - Sandy Park, Exeter, Britain - August 31, 2025 New Zealand's Braxton Sorensen-McGee kicks a conversion Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
NORTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - France and New Zealand finished top in their respective Women’s Rugby World Cup pools with convincing victories on Sunday as the group stage came to a close and the quarter-final pairings were finalised.
France enjoyed a one-sided 57-10 victory over South Africa at Franklin’s Gardens to take top spot in Pool D, scoring nine tries with two each for Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez.
