Victorious over Fiji (44-0) on Saturday, the French women’s team qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition.
A job well done. The women’s XV of France validated its qualification for the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday, thanks to its clear and large victory over the Fijians (44-0) in Whangarei (New Zealand), to which the Blues passed seven tries.
Les Bleues, victorious over South Africa (40-5) then narrowly defeated by England (13-7), are guaranteed to finish the group stage in second place behind the “Red Roses” with 11 points . Gaëlle Hermet’s teammates will know their opponent in the quarterfinals next weekend at 10:30 a.m. (Paris time) on Sunday.
A more favorable table in the quarter-finals
Contract completed! They absolutely had to win against the Fijians to secure this second place in Pool C, and ideally with the offensive bonus point in order to hope not to face the best nations in the quarters: England, New Zealand and Canada . Indeed, at the end of the group stages on Sunday, a ranking of the eight best teams will be established, on which the posters of the quarters will be based according to the following principle: 1st against 8th, 2nd against 7th etc…
For the moment, and before the last three matches on Sunday, two counting for Pool B and the last of Pool C between England and South Africa, Les Bleues occupy the provisional second place in this general classification.