Rugby Union - Women's World Cup - Group A - Wales v New Zealand - Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand - October 16, 2022 New Zealand players celebrate scoring a try REUTERS/David Rowland
(Reuters) - Reigning champions and tournament hosts New Zealand overwhelmed Wales 56-12 at the women's Rugby World Cup on Sunday to lock up the top spot in Pool A and a place in the quarter-finals along with England and Canada.
Prolific winger Portia Woodman and 18-year-old centre Sylvia Brunt both crossed twice as the five-times world champions ran in 10 tries in a bonus point win to delight the crowd at the Waitakere Stadium in the suburbs of Auckland.
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