Scotland will take on the Auld Enemy England at the Women's Rugby World Cup after the quarter-final match-ups were decided.
The pool stages concluded with the Red Roses maintaining their perfect record, while Scotland and Ireland learned their opponents for the last eight.
Wales bowed out of the tournament with defeat to Fiji, but did pick up their first points of the tournament as they ran in five tries in a 28-25 defeat.
Red Roses remain perfect after Wallaroos battle
England were given a test by Australia, who were the first team to take the lead against the Red Roses in the tournament.
Jess Breach opened the scoring for the hosts on her 50th cap, with Abbie Ward and Sadia Kabeya also crossing before half-time to cancel out Adiana Talakai’s try in the sixth minute.
Zoe Harrison missed only one of her seven conversions, making all of them after the break as Kabeya completed her brace, Kelsey Clifford got two tries in five minutes, and Sarah Bern rounded out the scoring.
Alex Matthews captained England for the first time and also picked up the Player of the Match award.
"I was proud of how we stuck together,” she said. “Our lineout wasn't functioning as normal, Australia's kicking game was phenomenal and really tested us in the backfield.
“So just how the girls came back together, stuck at it and especially our subs were phenomenal. We couldn't do it without the whole squad.
"I think our defensive effort (was strong). Our attacking game was off, especially in the first half, and you can't do much without the ball. But we were calm and collected at half-time."
Scotland show signs against Canada
Scotland pushed world number two Canada hard in a 40-19 defeat to the Pool B winners, with Rhona Lloyd opening the scoring for the side in blue.
Evie Gallagher got an important try early in the second half to keep Scotland in it, before Francesca McGhie took her tally for the tournament to six as she scored five minutes from time.
England will now meet Scotland on Sunday 14 August at Ashton Gate in Bristol.
Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm reflected on her side’s historic match later this week.
She said: “We have shown that we can go up against the best and test them and challenge them. We just need to work hard to create more of those opportunities.
“We’ve had a fantastic three weeks. I’m so proud of the growth in this team.
“We’ve got a massive challenge ahead of us. We are so excited for that challenge, and we are going to use it for energy.”
Ireland unable to match New Zealand
The match that will precede those two is Ireland’s quarter-final with France, which takes place at 1pm on Sunday at Exeter’s Sandy Park.
Ireland’s opponents were confirmed after their 40-0 defeat to the defending champions New Zealand in Brighton last Sunday.
Scott Bemand’s side had started the stronger, but when Stacey Waaka went over for the Black Ferns’ first in the 15th minute, her side smelled blood.
Ireland continued to battle and were impressive at repelling New Zealand in the scrum but were unable to stop Braxton Sorensen-McGee completing her hat-trick.
Sam Monaghan said: "They played some incredible rugby, we've left this game a bit disappointed and we left a fair bit out there, a lot of our errors they converted into tries and a lot of the pressure we put on them we just couldn't convert in their 22, so loads to take into next week.
“We've got such a massive week coming up, we're in a quarter-final which is really exciting. We'll dust ourselves off, go again next week and bring it."
Wales end with points against Fiji
Wales came out firing as they looked to earn a first win of the competition against Fiji, who are coached by their old boss Ioan Cunningham.
Carys Cox set the tone with a try inside two minutes, and even though the Fijiana hit back, co-captain Alex Callender once again moved Wales ahead with less than 15 minutes gone.
All of Fiji’s four tries came in the first half as they built a 13-point advantage at the break, with Sisilia Tuipulotu’s late score cutting the deficit in the 41st minute.
Wales’ scoring impetus continued as Kayleigh Powell went over 45 minutes after the restart, before Lisa Neumann’s try eight minutes from time sewed up a losing bonus point as the Fiji defence stood firm as Seann Lynn’s side searched for a late winner.
"We are in a real tough place, but I believe in Lynny [head coach Sean Lynn],” Callender said.
“I believe in the team that we've got, I believe in our staff, that we can turn this around.
“Those three games didn't showcase what we are all about. I am just gutted. I want to apologise to the fans. Thank you so much for sticking with us and believing in us."
