France, New Zealand and Women's Rugby World Cup
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New Zealand's World Cup defence ends with a third-placed finish as they thrash France in a dominant display at Twickenham.
After crashing out of the Rugby World Cup title hunt in the semifinals, the New Zealand side beat France 42-26 in the playoff for the bronze medal.
New Zealand won the Bronze Final at the Women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday, surviving a late French surge to triumph 42-26 in front of more than 50,000 fans in the curtain-raiser to the final between England and Canada.