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Italy progress at World Cup as Japan bow out
Italy have made the quarter-finals for the first time after beating Japan.
Italy have made the quarter-finals for the first time after beating Japan.
It was an impressive 40 minutes of rugby from the Black Ferns from many angles.
France recovered well from their bruising loss to England a week ago.
The Black Ferns will go into the business end of the World Cup on top.
Australia are through to the quarter-finals, but it is out of Wales' hands.
OPINION: There is still one big work in progress in the women's game overall.
Mike Cron's Black Ferns brief rapidly changed following the damning cultural review.
The Black Ferns' road to a sixth World Cup title is becoming clearer.
It's not uncommon to hear fans say the women's game is now better than men's rugby.
Men's rugby aficionado Jim Kayes has fallen for the women's game. And he's not alone.
Chelsea Semple has dismissed reports around pay disparity with England as "way off".
There was a lot for the Black Ferns to take away from the weekend's World Cup round.
Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith sings the praises of sisters Alana and Chelsea Bremner.
Phil Gifford presents his five talking points from the weekend of rugby.
The Black Ferns claimed a healthy win but coach Wayne Smith saw room for much improvement.
The second week of the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off across the North Island. Cheree Kinnear recaps the news from all six games. Video / Photosport / © Rugby World Cup Limited
Fiji scored in the 79th minute to take their first World Cup win.
Starting slow and finishing fast has been the story of the Black Ferns' opening two games.
All you need to know ahead of the Black Ferns next clash.
Ruby Tui will start at fullback for the time in the Black Ferns test against Wales.
England won the bruising, physical encounter between the clash of the titans.
The United States finally clicked into gear after almost three quarters of the match.
Scotland held Australia scoreless until the 59th minute.
'Australia showed last week that you can score tries against New Zealand'.
Trilleen Pomare reminisces about her school holidays in Aoteoroa.
Only five players who started last weekend's test will start again on Sunday.
Black Ferns coaches have made a raft of changes ahead of their clash against Wales.
Michaela Blyde said generally they probably got paid more than other countries.
England have named a strong run-on side against France for the clash in Whangārei.