Women’s England rugby team through to World Cup final

    The women’s England rugby team beat France to make it to the final of the World Cup.

    The world champions will defend their title against New Zealand, who beat the USA 45-12 in the other semi-final.

    England were tied with France after a tense first-half, 3-3.

    They went on to show their prowess in the second half, winning after 80 minutes with a score of 20-3.

    England won the title in 2014 when they beat Canada.

    The final for this tournament will take place at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday, 26 August.

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