The Women’s Rugby World Cup was worth the wait for England, as they face New Zealand in the final.
The formidable Red Roses crushed South Africa 75-0 after they ran in 13 tries to follow up wins over Fiji and France, setting up a quarter-final showdown with Australia in Auckland.
Then flanker Marlie Packer notched a hat-trick and captain Sarah Hunter became England’s most-capped player of all time in a 41-5 win over the Wallaroos in woeful conditions in Auckland, sealing a last-four meeting with Canada.
Simon Middleton’s side then survived a scare and booked their date with destiny, with France to face the Canadians in the third-place play-off.
Here are the latest Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 standings and fixtures with the final fixture set...
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 pool tables
Pool A
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points diff |
BP |
Pts |
New Zealand |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+125 |
3 |
15 |
Australia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
-16 |
0 |
8 |
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-47 |
1 |
5 |
Scotland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-62 |
2 |
2 |
Pool B
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points diff |
BP |
Pts |
Canada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+61 |
3 |
15 |
Italy |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+15 |
1 |
9 |
USA |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-14 |
1 |
5 |
Japan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-62 |
0 |
0 |
Pool C
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points diff |
BP |
Pts |
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+146 |
2 |
14 |
France |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+73 |
3 |
11 |
Fiji |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-105 |
0 |
4 |
South Africa |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-114 |
1 |
1 |
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 fixtures, results and how to watch
*all times BST unless stated
Pool A
October 8: Australia 17–41 New Zealand (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV4)
October 9: Wales 18-15 Scotland (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)
October 15: Scotland 12-14 Australia (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)
October 16: Wales 12-56 New Zealand (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV)
October 22: Australia 13-7 Wales (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)
October 22: New Zealand 57-0 Scotland (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)
Pool B
October 9: USA 10-22 Italy (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)
October 9: Japan 5-41 Canada (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)
October 15: USA 30-17 Japan (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)
October 16: Italy 12-22 Canada (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)
October 23: Japan 8-21 Italy (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)
October 23: Canada 29-14 United States (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)
Pool C
October 8: South Africa 5-40 France (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV4)
October 8: Fiji 19-84 England (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV)
October 15: France 7-13 England (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)
October 16: Fiji 21-17 South Africa (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)
October 22: France 44-0 Fiji (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)
October 23: England 75-0 South Africa (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV)
Quarter-finals
October 29: France 39-3 Italy (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)
October 29: New Zealand 55-3 Wales (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)
October 30: England 41-5 Australia (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)
October 30: Canada 32-11 United States (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)
Semi-finals
November 5: Canada 19-26 England (Eden Park, Auckland)
November 5: New Zealand 25-24 France (Eden Park, Auckland)
Third-place play-off
November 12: Canada vs France (Eden Park, Auckland)
Final
November 12: England vs New Zealand (Eden Park, Auckland)
