SYDNEY -- England set up a repeat of the 1991 Rugby World Cup final with a 24-7 semifinal win over France at a wet Telstra Stadium in Sydney on Sunday.

News photoFrance's Nicolas Brusque is brought to the ground by two England players during their Rugby World Cup semifinal in Sydney. England beat France 24-7.

That England qualified for the final against host Australia next Saturday was due largely to the dismal "English" weather, the golden boot of flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson -- who scored all England's points -- and the far-from-golden performance of Les Bleus.