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They are coming out!

The Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 second Semi-Final is about to begin.

The Anthems are being sung


ENGLAND WOMEN v FRANCE WOMEN ...... Kick Off 7.45pm

Live on ITV 4

Second Semi Final

ENGLAND WOMEN v FRANCE WOMEN .... Kick Off 7.45pm on ITV 4

THE TEAMS:

ENGLAND

Backs:
15. Danielle Waterman
14. Lydia Thompson
13. Emily Scarratt
12. Rachael Burford
11. Kay Wilson
10. Katy Mclean
9. Natasha Hunt

Forwards:
1. Vickii Cornborough
2. Amy Cokayne
3. Sarah Bern
4. Abbie Scott
5. Tamara Taylor
6. Alex Matthews
7. Marlie Packer
8. Sarah Hunter (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Vicky Fleetwood, 17. Rochelle Clark, 18. Justine Lucas, 19. Harriet Millar-Mills 20. Izzy Noel-Smith, 21. La Toya Mason, 22. Amber Reed, 23. Megan Jones

FRANCE

Backs:
15. Montserrat Amedee, 14. Elodie Guiglion, 13. Caroline Ladagnous, 12.Elodie Poublan, 11. Shannon Izar 10.Caroline Drouin, 9. Yanna Rivoalen

Forwards:
1. Annaelle Deshayes, 2. Gaëlle Mignot (Captain), 3. Julie Duval, 4. Lenaig Corson, 5. Audrey Forlani, 6. Marjorie Mayans, 7. Julie Annery, 8. Safi N'Diaye.

Replacements:
16. Caroline Thomas, 17. Lise Arricastre, 18. Patricia Carricaburu, 19. Manon André, 20. Coumba Tombe Diallo, 21.Jade Le Pesq, 22. Carla Neisen, 23.Chloe Pelle

Hi Hilary :-) <3

Lovely to see you.
Thankyou for your concern about GS1. He has the debilitating Dissociative Attack Syndrome which causes him to have seizures and black outs among other things. It's a dreadful thing for a boy of just 18 to have.

He had a seizure this afternoon and has fallen and hurt his neck.

He's still waiting to see the doctor in the hospital after being there for hours now. OH is there with him at the moment. He's not had food, so I will have to make him dinner when he gets in.

I will not be doing a running commentary, but I have the game on here, and will try to pop in depending on the situation here.

Hi everyone,~~~~~~~~~~~ :-) looks like NZ will go through. Looking forward to match tonight. Come on England. Hope your grandson ok Jemima. <3

Hi Everyone :-) :-) :-)

Due to a medical emergency with Grandson 1 I have not been able to cover the first Semi Final. The second half is kicking off now with the score standing at New Zealand Women 15 ~ USA Women 7.

I am hoping to be here for the second semi final later England Women v France Women
I shall post final scores, match reports and announce the finalists later

That's it from this GR Rugby Reporter ;-) for today :-D

Thank You Pat for your company this afternoon <3

Thank You to any of you who have taken the time to look in on the Rugby Thread today :-)

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS .... TUESDAY AUGUST 22nd

Game 1:
9th Place Semi Final Game
ITALY WOMEN v JAPAN WOMEN ..... Kick Off 12 noon

Game 2:
5th Place Semi-Final Game
IRELAND WOMEN v AUSTRALIA WOMEN .... Kick Off 2.00pm

Game 3:
Second 9th Place Semi-Final
SPAIN WOMEN v HONG KONG WOMEN ....... Kick Off 2.30pm

Game 4:
Second 5th Place Semi-Final
CANADA WOMEN v WALES WOMEN<3 ....... Kick Off 5.00pm

Any Televising of the above games to be announced



GAMES 5 & 6: BOTH LIVE ON ITV 4

***** WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS *****

***** NEW ZEALAND WOMEN v USA WOMEN ........ Kick Off 5.00pm

***** ENGLAND WOMEN v FRANCE WOMEN ........ Kick Off 7.45pm

WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP TABLE POSITIONS

Following The Last Round of Pool Games played today, Thursday August 17th

Pool A
1. NEW ZEALAND .........15 Points (Games Points Difference +196)
2. CANADA ..................... 9 Points (Games Points Difference +70)
3. WALES ........................ 5 Points (Games Points Difference -23)
4. HONG KONG .............. 0 Points (Games Points Difference -243)

Pool B
1. ENGLAND ................. 15 Points (Games Points Difference +115)
2. USA ........................... 11 Points (Games Points Difference +34)
3. SPAIN .......................... 4 Points (Games Points Difference -80)
4. ITALY ........................... 0 Points (Games Points Difference -69)

Pool C
1. FRANCE ................... 14 Points (Games Points Difference +122)
2. IRELAND .................... 8 Points (Games Points Difference -4)
3. AUSTRALIA ................ 6 Point (Games Points Difference -36)
4. JAPAN ......................... 0 Points (Games Points Difference -82)


SO GOING FORWARD TO THE SEMI FINALS ARE

Group A: NEW ZEALAND WOMEN
Group B: ENGLAND WOMEN
Group C: FRANCE WOMEN
Best Runner Up: USA WOMEN

WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2017

HOW DOES THIS COMPETITION WORK?

There are 12 teams in this competition with 4 teams in 3 different "Pools".

Each Team must play the other 3 teams in their Pool.

For a win they will receive 4 Points on the Table. A draw will provide 2 Points. A Bonus Point will be awarded for the team that gets 4 or more Tries in any one game.

THE WINNER OF EACH POOL ALONG WITH THE BEST RUNNER-UP WILL GO FORWARD TO PLAY IN THE SEMI-FINALS

What if two or more teams earn the same amount of points at the end of the three Rounds? This is where Points Difference come in.

To work out the Points Difference, You add up all the scores of a particular Team from Tries, Conversions and Penalties. Then you deduct all the points scored against that same team by their opposing Teams in their Pool. This will leave you with the Points Difference.
The tying team with the better Points Difference will be the winning team.

POOL TABLE AT THE END OF ROUND 3 UP NEXT

TODAY'S FINAL POOL ROUND RESULTS

Game 1:
CANADA WOMEN 5 ~ NEW ZEALAND WOMEN 48
Match Report
https://www.thestar.com/sports/2017/08/17/canada-crushed-by-new-zealand-in-first-loss-at-womens-rugby-world-cup.html


Game 2:
ENGLAND WOMEN 47 ~ USA WOMEN 26
Match Report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40949227


Game 3:
ITALY WOMEN 8 ~ SPAIN WOMEN 22
Match Report
Not Found


Game 4:
AUSTRALIA WOMEN 29 ~ JAPAN WOMEN 15
Match Report
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/18/wallaroos-hold-japan-fightback


Game 5:
WALES WOMEN 39 ~ HONG KONG WOMEN 15
Match Report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40968566


Game 6:
FRANCE WOMEN 21 ~ IRELAND WOMEN 5
Match Report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40952046

Congratulations to France Woman on an excellent show of skill, strength and stamina.
You deserved the win :-) :-) :-)

Commiserations to Ireland Women :-)

YES! AT LONG LAST A CONSOLATION TRY FOR IRELAND WOMEN

16. CLIODHNA MOLONY


CLOCK IS RED

THE CONVERSION IS WAY OFF


FINAL SCORE

FRANCE WOMEN 21 ~ IRELAND WOMEN 5

It is pouring with rain in Dublin now .... but it has yet to affect the score!

STILL 21 - 0 to FRANCE

France again in possession and making ground, but the Frenchwoman did a rolypoly and spilled the ball forward

SCRUM IRELAND WOMEN

Another lineout for Ireland on about 23 metres

Caught uncontested

Another attempt at getting past France now, but they are out classed, overpowered, and appear to have no hope! :-(

IRELAND WOMEN KICK FOR THE CORNER.

THE PEN GOAL ATTEMPT IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH OPTION AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME

Lineout Ireland on 5m, caught and they are trying to play the ball

Very slow however

Come on Ireland ..... get SOMETHING on the Scoreboard! :-|

IRELAND ARE PLAYING ADVANTAGE AND ARE STILL TRYING HARD TO GET PAST THE FRANCE WOMEN DEFENCE

It went forward, but as Ireland were playing advantage, they now go back for the penalty

Penalty France from an Ireland Scrum Infringement

As France Women held up the ball they get the put in at the scrum

Ireland's 6. Ciara Griffin having treatment to her neck