New Zealand vs France live stream: how to watch Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 semi-final online today

The great news for rugby fans in the UK is that every game of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup is being shown on free-to-air ITV including this semi-final clash between New Zealand vs France.

Coverage starts on ITV1 at 6am in the early hours of Saturday morning, ahead of the 6.30am kick-off.

That also means you'll be able to watch the game live for free on the network's streaming service ITV Hub.

Use a VPN to watch on ITV Hub from abroad.

Not in the UK right now? No worries - you can download and install a VPN to port yourself back home to tune in as normal. 

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Rugby fans in New Zealand can watch eight games of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup for free, courtesy of Three.

It's showing both semi-finals, including New Zealand vs France, and the final live.

You'll also be able to live stream its coverage on the channel's ThreeNow platform, which is available on a wide range of devices.

Hardcore fans, however, may instead want to look at Spark Sport, which is live streaming every single match. 

Spark Sport offers a 7-day FREE trial so you can try before you buy, and once that expires, a subscription costs $24.99 per month, and includes plenty of Black Caps cricket action, Champions League football, the European Rugby Champions Cup, F1, MotoGP, NFL and WTA tennis.

Spark Sport is available via web browsers on your PC or Mac, plus Apple and Android mobile devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, selected Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and LG TVs, and select Freeview streamers.

Whichever option you go for, New Zealand vs France kicks off at 7.30pm NZDT.

TSN is the place to watch the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in Canada. 

If you get the channel as part of your cable deal, you'll be able to log in with the details of your provider and get access to a Women's Rugby World Cup live stream. 

If you don't have cable, you can subscribe to TSN on a streaming-only basis from CA$7.99 a day or (much better value) $19.99 a month.

New Zealand vs France is set to start at 2.30am ET / 11.30pm PT.

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Stan Sport is the home of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in Australia, with the streaming service showing every single match ad-free, including New Zealand vs France.

A subscription costs $10 per month (on top of a $10 Stan sub), but you can take advantage of a 7-day FREE trial.

Stan Sport is also the place to watch Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League football, as well as Formula E.

New Zealand v France is set to start at 5.30pm AEDT.

If you're currently out of Australia but want to watch a Women's Rugby World Cup live stream, you'll need to get yourself a VPN as per the instructions above. 

Fans looking to watch the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in South Africa can catch all the action on SuperSport Grandstand.

New Zealand v France is set to start at 8.30am SAST.

If you're not going to be able to watch on your TV, you can also tune in via the network's streaming service for PC and Mac, as well as via SuperSport's dedicated app.

Rugby fans can watch every game of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup on Peacock TV in the US. Away from home during the tournament?

Use a VPN to watch Peacock TV from abroad.

The Peacock price comes in at a very affordable $4.99 a month for an ad-supported version of the service that also offers live coverage of Premier League soccer, every big WWE event, plus the NFL and plenty more live sports. You also have the option of paying $9.99 a month for commercial-free coverage, too.

New Zealand vs France kicks off at 2.30am ET / 11.30pm PT on Friday night / Saturday morning.

If you subscribe to Peacock and find yourself unable to access coverage because you're out of the country, consider using a VPN as outlined below -we rate ExpressVPN as the best of the best.