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NZ women stun England to win rugby World Cup

New Zealand's Ruby Tui and teammates perform a haka as they celebrate after winning the Women's World Cup in Auckland on Saturday. (Reuters)

AUCKLAND: Ayesha Leti-l’iga scored a try nine minutes from time to give New Zealand a 34-31 victory over England in a thriller of a World Cup final on Saturday as the Black Ferns claimed a sixth world title at a packed Eden Park.

England played for more than three quarters of the match with 14 women after Lydia Thompson was sent off for a reckless tackle but still looked on course for a 31st successive victory with a two-point lead going into the last 10 minutes.

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