New Zealand coach Allan Bunting credited Canada's accuracy and the indiscipline of the back-to-back defending champion Black Ferns for their shock semi-final exit from the Women's Rugby World Cup in Bristol on Friday.

The six-times winners, who had not been beaten at the World Cup since a defeat by Ireland in the pool stage in 2014, lost 34-19 to the Canadians to miss out on a place in next weekend's final at Twickenham.

"We're gutted, gutted for the ladies, for our families and everyone who came over to support, and all Aotearoa back at home," said Bunting.

"All I can say is our ladies didn't leave anything out there, they gave their absolute best. Canada were accurate. We weren't, and that's the difference."

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