"Welcome to Ashton Gate for the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup 2025 in which France and England will have a ding-dong to determine who will play Canada in next week's final. Roger Angell, the fabled baseball essayist wrote, perfection is admirable but a trifle inhuman and that a stumbling kind of semi-success can be much more warming there is more Met than Yankee in every one of us."
"England Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Zoe Harrison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne, Maud Muir; Morwenna Talling, Abbie Ward; Zoe Aldcroft, Sadia Kabeya, Alex Matthews. Replacements: Lark Atkin-Davies, Kelsey Clifford, Sarah Bern, Rosie Galligan, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Holly Aitchison, Helena Rowland. France Morgane Bourgeois; Kelly Arbey, Nassira Konde, Gabrielle Vernier, Marine Menager; Carla Arbez, Pauline Bourdon-Sansus; Yllana Brosseau, Agathe Gerin, Rose Bernadou; Madoussou Fall Raclot, Hina Ikahehegi; Charlotte Escudero, Lea Champon, Teani Feleu."
England and France meet at Ashton Gate in the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup 2025 to decide who will face Canada in the final. England welcome back Ellie Kildunne at fullback and Hannah Botterman in the front row. France are without co-captain Manae Feleu and flanker Axelle Berthoumieu due to suspensions, and fly-half Carla Arbez replaces the concussed Lina Queyroi. Full starting XVs and replacements are named for both sides. England enter the match as favourites with strong statistics and momentum. A literary observation contrasts perfection with warming, imperfect semi-success.
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