New Zealand blitz South Africa after break to reach Women’s Rugby World Cup semis

Six second-half tries saw the Black Ferns see off a spirited South Africa to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

INTO SEMI-FINAL: New Zealand's wing Braxton Sorensen-McGee dives to score a try. Pic: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Women's RWC: New Zealand 46 South Africa 17

In New Zealand rugby the female of the species is currently deadlier then the male. South Africa’s women were always going to struggle to replicate the Springboks’ record-breaking result in Wellington a few hours earlier but, after a stuttering first half, the Black Ferns raised their game significantly in the second to secure their place in next weekend’s World Cup semi-finals.