Overview

• England overpowered Scotland 40-8 in Bristol to reach the last four, scoring six tries and extending their world-record Test winning streak to 31.
• France advanced 18-13 after overturning a 13-0 halftime deficit against Ireland, with Charlotte Escudero’s try and Joanna Grisez’s length-of-the-field score sealing the turnaround.
• Morgane Bourgeois landed two penalties and a conversion, and replacement hooker Manon Bigot won pivotal turnovers that led to the go-ahead try and late points.
• France’s defensive stand repelled roughly 35 phases on their own line with 14 players before captain Manaé Feleu spoiled Ireland’s final lineout to close out the win.
• England and France will meet in Bristol next Saturday, with New Zealand set to face Canada in the other semifinal in the same city on Friday.