WRWC: Semifinals decided
The semifinalists are the three pool winners and the team with most match points amongst the other nine. The pool winners were New Zealand, England and France and the next best team was the USA who had 11 points, followed by Canada with 9 and Ireland with 8.
Pool Standings
Pool A: New Zealand, Canada, Wales, Hong Kong
Pool B: England, USA, Spain, Italy
Pool C: France, Ireland, Australia, Japan
The crucial matches in Round 3 were those between the top two in each pool, each match a decider.
Results, Round 3
New Zealand vs Canada, 48-5
England vs USA, 47-26
France vs Ireland, 21-5
Spain vs Italy, 22-8
Australia vs Japan, 19-15
Wales vs Hong Kong, 29-15
Fixtures, Round 4, Tuesday, 22 August 2017
These matches will be played at Kingspan Stadium and Queen's University, Belfast.
Semifinals
New Zealand vs USA at Kingspan Stadium
England vs France at Kingspan Stadium
5th Place Play-offs
Ireland vs Australia at Kingspan Stadium
Canada vs Wales at Queen's University
9th Place Play-offs
Italy vs Japan at Queen's University
Spain vs Hong Kong at Queen's University
Previous Results
Round 1
New Zealand vs Wales, 44-12
Canada vs Hong Kong, 98-0
England vs Spain, 56-5
USA vs Italy, 24-12
Ireland vs Australia, 19-7
France vs Japan, 72-14
Round 2
New Zealand vs Hong Kong, 121-0
England vs Italy, 56-13
USA vs Spain, 43-0
Canada vs Wales, 15-0
Ireland vs Japan, 24-14
France vs Australia, 48-0
