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Where to watch New Zealand vs. Canada live stream, TV channel, start time for Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal

Aditya Gokhale

Where to watch New Zealand vs. Canada live stream, TV channel, start time for Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal image

Molly Darlington - World Rugby

New Zealand and Canada are set to face off in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-Final on Friday at Ashton Gate Stadium.

New Zealand ended their group stage atop the Pool C table with three wins in three games as they managed to oust Ireland, Japan and Spain, while boasting three bonus points. The defending champions are now looking for their seventh World Cup title, and managed to reach the semi-final with a massive 46-17 Quarter-Final win over South Africa.

Canada were yet another one of those teams to end up winning all of their games through the group stage. They ended up beating Scotland, Fiji and Wales in what was a relatively easy Pool B, and also cruised to a 16-5 Quarter-Final hammering of Australia.

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match and kickoff time.

New Zealand vs. Canada live stream, TV channel

Free-to-air channel: --
Live stream: Stan Sport

The Canada vs. Australia match from the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup can be streamed on Stan Sport. The game will not be available on cable in Australia.

What time does New Zealand vs. Canada kick off?

The New Zealand vs. Canada Rugby clash takes place at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, England and kicks off on Friday, September 19, at 7:00 p.m. local time (BST)

Here's how that time translates across Australia:

 DateKickoff time
Australian Eastern Standard TimeSaturday, September 204:00 a.m.
Australian Central Standard TimeSaturday, September 203:30 a.m.
Australian Western Standard TimeSaturday, September 202:00 a.m.

2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-Final schedule

All AEST times

Saturday, September 20

  • New Zealand vs. Canada at Bristol (4:00 a.m.)

Sunday, September 21

  • France vs. England at Bristol (12:30 a.m.)

Aditya Gokhale

Aditya Gokhale is a freelance writer with the Sporting News with almost five years of experience in sports journalism.

He also works with GOAL.com as a news writer and has previously worked with companies like The Nutmeg Assist, More Than A Game and Barca Universal.

He has mainly covered football, Formula 1 and ESports over the years. In his spare time, Aditya continues to play football daily with his local team and also competes professionally as a sim racer.