New Zealand overcame a spirited South Africa aspect with a 46-17 win in Exeter to advance to the Ladies’s Rugby World Cup semifinals.
South Africa — who had been competing of their first ever girls’s quarterfinal — scored first by way of Babalwa Latsha.
Theresa Setefano responded for the Black Ferns minutes later, however the Kiwis could not draw back. It was a back-and-forth battle for the remainder of the half.
Apiwhe Ngwevu added South Africa’s second, earlier than Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored her seventh attempt in three video games for New Zealand, with the rating locked at 10-10 on the break.
Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes went over shortly after the restart and received her aspect going because the defending champions lastly discovered area to assault.
Sorensen-McGee scored her second earlier than Kaipo Olsen-Baker bagged a double herself with two tries in lower than ten minutes to place the competition past doubt.
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Holmes made it a trio of doubles, whereas South Africa scored their solely attempt of the second half by way of Lerato Makua.
New Zealand winger Katelyn Vaha’akolo scored on the stroke of fulltime to cap off a profitable second half for her aspect, who will face both Canada or Australia within the semifinals.
