LONDON :France captain Manae Feleu and loose forward Axelle Berthoumieu will miss the rest of the Women’s Rugby World Cup after a disciplinary committee on Tuesday confirmed the players' bans.

They had appealed hefty suspensions handed down on Monday with Berthoumieu’s 12-match ban for biting reduced to nine games after she apologised, but Feleu had her three-match ban for a dangerous tackle in Sunday’s quarter-final win over Ireland upheld.

It means they will both play no further part in the tournament as France prepare to take on heavily fancied England in Saturday’s semi-final in Bristol.

Berthoumieu apologised on social media on Monday, saying: “I lost my temper on Sunday against Ireland. I know this is not acceptable and I am aware that this puts an end to my World Cup.

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