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France Scrapes Past Ireland to Reach Women's Rugby World Cup Semifinals
France enters as strong favorite with a winning streak since 2017, while Ireland faces injuries but gains optimism from key player returns and strong fan support.
- France defeated Ireland 18-13 on September 14, 2025, at Sandy Park, Exeter, in the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
- The match featured Ireland’s reliance on a disciplined forward pack combined with strategic kicking, while France focused on dominating the breakdown and maintaining rapid possession to keep up the tempo.
- Ireland battled through 35 phases attempting to find a narrow opening in the French defense but lost control when Aoife Wafer’s pass was dropped following 62 minutes in difficult, slippery conditions.
- Key moments included Rose Bernadou's yellow card, Stacey Flood scoring a try despite a stitched cut on her shin, and Joanna Grisez sprinting in for her fourth World Cup try.
- France reached the World Cup semifinals for the eighth time, while Ireland faced a knockout stage for the first time in over a decade, highlighting their differing levels of experience and determination.
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France scrapes past Ireland to reach Women's Rugby World Cup semifinals
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ledauphine.comVictorious of his three matches during the group phase of the World Cup, the French women's team is now facing Ireland in the quarter-finals. Follow this shock live.
In confidence after three wins in the hens phase, the French women's team is moving on to serious things, this Sunday (14h) in Exeter, in the quarter-finals of the World Championship.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 38%
C 38%
R 25%
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