{"id":142798,"date":"2025-09-14T14:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/142798\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T14:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:49:08","slug":"escudero-leads-france-comeback-to-break-irish-hearts-at-rugby-world-cup-womens-rugby-world-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/142798\/","title":{"rendered":"Escudero leads France comeback to break Irish hearts at Rugby World Cup | Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

France survived a scare to advance to a ninth Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup semi-final, coming from behind to edge Ireland 18-13<\/a> in a tense quarter-final at Sandy Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ireland had the wind behind them from kick-off and took advantage of the treacherous conditions to be 13-0 up at half-time but France fought back to score 18 unanswered second-half points and book a semi-final clash against either England or Scotland in Bristol next Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Escudero led the comeback and, along with the flying wing Joanna Grisez, went over for the French with the fly-half Morgane Bourgeois converting the first try and kicking over two penalties.<\/p>\n

Linda Djougang and Stacey Flood were Ireland\u2019s try scorers with Dannah O\u2019Brien adding a penalty after the wind foiled her two conversion attempts.<\/p>\n

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