Rugby news from New Zealand:
Rugby World Cup: Impressive Black Ferns thrash Wales to book spot semifinal spot: Black Ferns 55Wales 3 The Black Ferns have punched their ticket to the World Cup semifinals in style.In a rematch of their second group game, the New Zealand side were again too strong for Wales, but made a clear step up from… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby
Rugby: All Blacks narrowly avoid ultimate shock against Japan: All Blacks 38Japan 31 The All Blacks have barely avoided yet more unwanted history, but on tonight’s evidence Japan won’t have to wait long for a breakthrough victory.An inconsistent season for the All Blacks continued – and… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby
Rugby World Cup: Dominant France ease into semifinals with 39-3 win over Italy: Winger Joanna Grisez scored a try in the first two minutes and added two more late for a hat-trick which lifted France to a 39-3 win over Italy in the first quarter-final at the Rugby World Cup. The final score hid the fact that… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby
