{"id":21264,"date":"2025-09-14T16:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=21264"},"modified":"2025-09-14T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:56:45","slug":"england-v-scotland-womens-rugby-world-cup-2025-quarter-final-live-womens-rugby-world-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=21264","title":{"rendered":"England v Scotland: Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025 quarter-final \u2013 live | Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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80 mins: <\/strong>Scotland get the ball from the scrum, keeping the game alive, and McGhie bolts away downfield! She\u2019s held up by Dow but Stewart keeps them moving forward. Rhona Lloyd waits out wide and gathers at the second attempt \u2026<\/p>\n

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79 mins: <\/strong>Abby Dow is denied a late second try, a fine tackle from the tireless Nelson causing the ball to bobble loose.<\/p>\n

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78 mins: <\/strong>Time ticking away now as Morwenna Talling is named player of the match, while a few soggy patrons head for the exits.<\/p>\n

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76 mins: <\/strong>Scotland\u2019s hopes of a morale-boosting score are ended, for now, by a collapsed scrum.<\/p>\n

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74 mins: <\/strong>Eva Donaldson and Alex Stewart are on for Wassell and Malcolm, as Bryan Easson makes what will be the final changes of his Scotland tenure.<\/p>\n

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73 mins: <\/strong>Another lineout chance slips away for Scotland but they regain possession and get a penalty. Nelson opts to go for the corner, seeing little value in a tricky three-point kick.<\/p>\n

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71 mins: <\/strong>The attendance is announced \u2013 a sellout crowd of 25,295.<\/p>\n

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70 mins: <\/strong>Scotland have a lineout, but England gather the tipped ball, which also takes a deflection off the referee. England penalised for offside though, and Scotland can push for a consolation try.<\/p>\n

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69 mins: <\/strong>Emma Sing replaces Jones as the teams prepare for another scrum. In a rare moment of relief for the Scottish pack, England\u2019s Carson is penalised for a collapse.<\/p>\n

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67 mins: <\/strong>It\u2019s been a long afternoon for the Scotland defence, and they\u2019re tested again as Mattison\u2019s clearing kick is charged down. England lead the territory battle 60-40, but it\u2019s 72-28 in the last 10 minutes \u2013 and 97% possession for the hosts.<\/p>\n

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TRY! England 40-3 Scotland (Aitchison 64′)<\/h2>\n

A sixth try for England, with 20 minutes of Scottish resistance finally ended. It\u2019s a deserved score for Holly Aitchison, set up by replacement Zoe Harrison\u2019s crafty reverse pass. Aitchison adds the conversion.<\/p>\n

<\/span>England’s Holly Aitchison scores their sixth try.<\/span> Photograph: Peter Cziborra\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a012.54 EDT<\/p>\n

63 mins: <\/strong>Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm complains to the referee about the deluge of scrum penalties, but Groizeleau isn\u2019t interested. A couple more Scotland changes, with Brebner-Holden and Rollie replaced by Caity Mattinson and Evie Wills.<\/p>\n

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62 mins: <\/strong>Aitchison almost tees up Dow again with a lofted diagonal ball \u2013 but she can\u2019t claim it, under pressure from Fran McGhie.<\/p>\n

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61 mins: <\/strong>Abbie Ward, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer and Zoe Harrison are on for England, replacing Talling, Aldcroft, Hunt and Heard.<\/p>\n

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60 mins: <\/strong>More scrum pain for Scotland, their fifth penalty of the game. Leah Bartlett and Lana Skeldon are heading off, replaced by Elis Martin and Molly Wright. Changes coming for England too \u2026<\/p>\n

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59 mins: <\/strong>A break in play as Bonar is checked over after a blow to the head. Here\u2019s an enlightening stat: England lead on carries by just 82 to 71, but they\u2019ve carried for 614 metres compared to Scotland\u2019s 290m.<\/p>\n

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58 mins: <\/strong>From another England lineout deep in opposition territory, Atkin-Davies offloads to Zoe Aldcroft, but Scotland hold firm at the line and earn a penalty.<\/p>\n

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56 mins: <\/strong>England push forward again in waves before Aitchison applies a silky touch, chipping the ball invitingly over the try line. Meg Jones looks to get her hand to it, and the try is initially given \u2013 but replays show that Orr made a heroic dive to touch the ball down first and save Scotland from conceding again.<\/p>\n

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54 mins: <\/strong>Cokayne and Muir are replaced by Lark Atkin-Davies and Sarah Bern, as England restock that formidable front row.<\/p>\n

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52 mins: <\/strong>Ellie Kildunne, not in the 23 today because of concussion protocols, is banging a drum on the England bench. That\u2019s not a metaphor.<\/p>\n

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50 mins: <\/strong>A deft chip from Nelson is gathered on the bounce by Lisa Thomson, but Nelson then spills the ball as Scotland try to build up attacking momentum. There\u2019s an England knock-on, though, so Scotland will put in at a scrum.<\/p>\n

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49 mins: <\/strong>Scotland charge down a clearing kick to set up a spell of attacking pressure, but the white wall holds steady and Abby Dow is able to clear upfield. With Dow and Kabeya advancing, Emma Orr does well to collect and kick downfield, but Aitchison delivers another pinpoint kick to touch.<\/p>\n

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47 mins: Jade Konkel is taken off, <\/strong>marking the end of what will surely be her final international game. It\u2019s an emotional moment for her, as she gets a deserved ovation from the crowd. Christine Belisle also heads off, with Molly Poolman and Rachel McLachlan coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

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TRY! England 33-3 Scotland (Cokayne 45′)<\/h2>\n

It feels inevitable once England gather the lineout, and Amy Cokayne is waiting behind the maul to collect and dot the ball down. It\u2019s her second score, England\u2019s fifth in total, and Aitchison adds the conversion.<\/p>\n

<\/span>England’s Amy Cokayne scores their fifth try.<\/span> Photograph: Anthony Upton\/APShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a012.22 EDT<\/p>\n

44 mins: <\/strong>England roll forward and try to quite literally walk the ball in, but Matthews can\u2019t gather it in. There\u2019s a knock-on, and England restart with a lineout. Clifford is going off for an assessment, possibly for a head injury \u2013 Mackenzie Carson is on to replace her.<\/p>\n

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43 mins: <\/strong>An England put-in at the scrum and the Scottish pack folds. Penalty for the hosts, but they\u2019ll put in again, keeping Scotland under constant pressure.<\/p>\n

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42 mins: <\/strong>An exchange of kicks is brought to an end by Abby Dow, who collects a high ball over her head, returns it to Thomson \u2013 and somehow gets downfield to charge it down! Dow looks poised to scramble in for a second try but Scotland get numbers back.<\/p>\n

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Second half<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re back under way, England resuming with a 26-3 lead.<\/p>\n

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Half time: England 26-3 Scotland<\/h2>\n

Aitchinson kicks her third conversion out of four, and England head down the tunnel with one foot (at least) in the semi-finals, with three tries scored through sheer forward power and relentless pressure on Scotland\u2019s set pieces.<\/p>\n

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TRY! England 24-3 Scotland (Clifford 39′)<\/h2>\n

England swing the ball out to the left, where it scoots across the turf and is collected by Jess Breach. She combines with Jones before England turn infield and Kelsey Clifford charges over the line. A fourth try to end a dominant half.<\/p>\n

<\/span>England’s Kelsey Clifford scores their fourth try.<\/span> Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PAShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a012.21 EDT<\/p>\n

38 mins: <\/strong>The soap bar ball causes a double knock-on, and we restart with a scrum 10 metres out. Scotland will put in, but Kabeya springs from the pack to force a turnover \u2026<\/p>\n

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36 mins: <\/strong>The lineout is overthrown, but England get a penalty and set up another push for the line with the rain falling relentlessly.<\/p>\n

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35 mins: <\/strong>Wassell tips the ball back as Scotland earn a welcome lineout win \u2013 but as they try to advance down the right, the ball pops loose and Dow punishes the error, kicking into the corner. She then tries a quick throw to Aitchison, but the referee calls play back for a lineout.<\/p>\n

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33 mins: <\/strong>Aitchison has been excellent in a tricky game for fly-halves, and recovers the ball to keep England moving after Breach lets a high ball through her fingers.<\/p>\n

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TRY! England 19-3 Scotland (Dow 31′)<\/h2>\n

England\u2019s forwards rumble forward, Cokayne and then Talling held up at the line \u2013 but Scotland have everybody packed in centre-field and Aitchison loops a pass out to Abby Dow, unmarked on the right. Clinically done, although Aitchison misses the extras.<\/p>\n

<\/span>England\u2019s Abby Dow scores their third try against Scotland.<\/span> Photograph: Peter Cziborra\/Action Images\/Reuters<\/span>Dow (no 14) is congratulated by a teammate after scoring England\u2019s third try, her 50th for the Red Roses.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The GuardianShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a012.40 EDT<\/p>\n

30 mins: <\/strong>England penalty, awarded for a high tackle on the advancing Rowland by wing Rhona Lloyd. They won\u2019t be going for the posts, sensing that a third try is imminent \u2026<\/p>\n

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29 mins: <\/strong>Jess Breach tries to kick and chase down the left flank, but McGhie is able to deal with the loose ball. The clearance is collected by Rowland on halfway, and it\u2019s been a while since Scotland got out of their own half \u2026<\/p>\n

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28 mins: <\/strong>Rain and wind swirling again, but Helen Nelson helps Scotland release a bit of pressure with an accurate kick to touch from deep in her own territory.<\/p>\n

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No try! <\/strong>Handling errors in these slippery conditions are stalling England attacks, so they go for a lineout and more forward power. Amy Cokayne barrels over the line here, but the try is ruled out for an obstruction, after consultation with the TMO.<\/p>\n

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24 mins: <\/strong>The referee, Aurelie Groizeleau, has a word with Leah Bartlett and Maud Muir, who fix each other with steely glares. The Scottish scrum folds again, though, and England get a free kick. The ball is knocked on with the line in sight, but England will take a penalty, kicked into the corner.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a011.35 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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