England see off spirited France to enter Women's Rugby WC final

Ellie Kildunne marked her return from concussion with two tries as tournament hosts and favourites England saw off a spirited France 35-17 in their Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal in Bristol on Saturday.

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But the fullback, the current World Player of the Year, had to limp through the closing 11 minutes after England had cleared their bench.

England, into their seventh final in a row -- but beaten in five of the last six by New Zealand -- will now face Canada in next Saturday's final in front of an already sold-out Twickenham crowd of 82,000.

England will be bidding to win the World Cup for the first time since defeating Canada in the 2014 final in Paris.

Canada, second behind England in the world rankings, ended double-defending champions New Zealand's 11-year unbeaten run at the World Cup with a superb 34-19 win in Friday's first semifinal in Bristol.