New Zealand's World Cup defence ends with a third-placed finish as they thrash France in a dominant display at Twickenham.

New Zealand won the Bronze Final at the Women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday, surviving a late French surge to triumph 42-26 in front of more than 50,000 fans in the curtain-raiser to the final between ...

New Zealand maintained their record of never losing back-to-back matches at the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 42-26 win over ...

The only team with a winning record against defending champion New Zealand lost it after Ireland was blown away 40-0 in the Women's Rugby World Cup in Brighton on Sunday. Ireland had won two of their ...

RWC New Zealand France Rugby New Zealand's Braxton Sorensen-McGee, left, scores a try past Gaby Vernier of France, center and Kelly Arbey of France, right, during the Women's Rugby World Cup bronze ...

NORTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - France and New Zealand finished top in their respective Women’s Rugby World Cup pools with convincing victories on Sunday as the group stage came to a close and the ...

Scrum-halves Nolann Le Garrec, Maxime Lucu and Baptiste Jauneau will compete to replace injured France captain Antoine Dupont ...

Last time the Black Ferns met France on the World Cup stage was the unforgettable 2022 semi-final in Auckland, where just a single point separated the two sides. New Zealand prevailing 25-24, before ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — France’s selection of eight uncapped players among a team of unknowns for the first test against New Zealand on Saturday highlights again rugby’s failure to develop an ...

Eddie Jones is back to face his old team for the first time since he resigned as coach of Australia following the team’s ...

The Autumn Internationals are almost upon us, as the rugby union community gears up for a month of top-class Test rugby.

LONDON (AP) — New Zealand bowed out of the Women's Rugby World Cup in style after slamming six tries against France to win the bronze medal at Twickenham on Saturday. Rebounding from their semifinal ...