Overview
- Defending champions New Zealand topped Pool C with a 40-0 win over Ireland, featuring an 18-year-old Braxton Sorensen-McGee hat-trick, and will face South Africa in Exeter.
- France crushed South Africa 57-10 to win Pool D and booked a quarter-final against Ireland at Sandy Park.
- Hosts England beat Australia 47-7 to top Pool A and equal a 30-Test win streak, setting up a Bristol quarter-final against Scotland.
- Canada defeated Scotland 40-19 to finish Pool B as runners-up and will meet Australia in Bristol.
- Ireland’s Stacey Flood left in a protective boot, with co-captain Edel McMahon and Eve Higgins also requiring attention, creating fitness doubts for next weekend.