Overview

• Canada routed Australia 46-5 in Bristol with seven tries, surging 31-5 ahead by halftime to book Friday’s semi-final against New Zealand.
• Defending champions New Zealand beat South Africa 46-17 in Exeter after a second-half burst, with Braxton Sorensen-McGee, Renee Holmes and Kaipo Olsen-Baker each scoring doubles.
• South Africa’s women exited after their first World Cup quarter-final, as retiring captain Nolusindiso Booi praised the team’s progress following a 10-10 first half against the Black Ferns.
• The Springboks thumped the All Blacks 43-10 in Wellington for New Zealand’s heaviest defeat, with Damian McKenzie acknowledging South Africa were “far too good” after a 36-point second-half onslaught.
• Argentina edged Australia 28-26 in Sydney, with Wallabies leaders blaming ill-discipline before Bledisloe Cup Tests at Eden Park on September 27 and in Perth on October 4; reports indicated Jo Yapp’s quarter-final was her last match as Wallaroos coach.