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Ireland will be without Aoife Wafer as Scott Bemand makes six changes to his starting XV for Sunday's clash with Japan at Dexcom S…
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France Women face off against Ireland Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Quarter Final on Sun 14th September 2025 at Sandy Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer, BBC. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST on SuperSport, 00:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 22:00 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 05:00 EST on Paramount+ in the US.
France Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with France Women in position 4 and Ireland Women in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for France Women vs Ireland Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Alexandra Chambon (France) is shown a yellow card
Morgane Bourgeois kicks the penalty.
A bit of individual brilliance by Joanna Grisez leads to a try for France
The touch judges raise their flags as Morgane Bourgeois kicks the conversion.
Great hands by France leads to a try for Charlotte Escudero
Grace Moore (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Morgane Bourgeois makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Manae Feleu (France) is shown a yellow card
Dannah O'Brien has kicked a penalty goal.
A wonderful passing move by Ireland is finished off by Stacey Flood
Rose Bernadou (France) is shown a yellow card
Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Linda Djougang touching down.