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France beats Italy, into Women’s Rugby World Cup semifinals

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Published 12:55 AM

By STEVE McMORRAN
AP Sports Writer

Winger Joanna Grisez scored a try in the first two two minutes and added two more late for a hat-trick which lifted France to a 39-3 win over Italy in the first quarterfinal at the Women’s Rugby World Cup at Whangarei, New Zealand. The final score hid the fact that France went 60 minutes without a try between Grisez’s first and a penalty try which finally relieved some of the pressure Italy had exerted and allowed France to finally stretch its legs in the last quarter. New Zealand will play Wales in the second quarterfinal. On Sunday, England will play Australia and Canada takes on the United States in the other quarterfinals.

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