Where and when's this on free to air, or was that only the v Ozzie game?

@Machpants I've been trying to find it, but it looks like TV3 is not broadcasting the game delayed or a replay. :disappointed_face:

Okay, I think I've found it. World Rugby is streaming the Pacific Four Series on it YouTube Channel, but these streams are geo-blocked for countries like NZ, Canada, Australia and possibly the USA. If you are outside these countries, you're likely to be able to watch the livestream. In NZ etc, you'll have to try a VPN.

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I will see what kind of mood I am in for weekend rugby watching after tonight's game before shelling out to Spark.
NZR doing rugby fans a dis-service by selling out to another broadcaster. Just stick with one FFS

Canada:

1 Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) - Halifax Tars RFC
2 Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) - Calgary Hornets/Exeter Chiefs
3 DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) - Exeter Chiefs
4 Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) - Cowichan RFC
5 Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) - Red Deer Titans/Loughborough Lightning
6 Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) - Ottawa Irish
7 Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) - Brantford Harlequins/Belleville Bulldogs/Loughborough Lightning
8 Sophie De Goede (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers RFC
9 Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
10 Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
11 Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) - Westshore RFC/Worcester Warriors
12 Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
13 Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) - Toronto Scottish
14 Renee Gonzalez (Toronto, ON) - Westshore RFC
15 Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières, QC) - Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TR

FINISHERS
16 Veronica Harrigan (Lucan, ON) - Brantford Harlequins
17 Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Redcoats
18 Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa
19 Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) - University of Lethbridge/Loughborough Lightning
20 McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) - Aurora Barbarians/Exeter Chiefs
21 Anaїs Holly (Montréal, QC) - Town of Mont-Royal R.F.C.
22 Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
23 Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) - CRFC/Saracens

Is the lock (Cindy Nelles) who played for the Blues not in their squad?

@Bovidae She's one of their non-travelling reseerves.

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:

Canada:

1 Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) - Halifax Tars RFC
2 Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) - Calgary Hornets/Exeter Chiefs
3 DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) - Exeter Chiefs
4 Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) - Cowichan RFC
5 Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) - Red Deer Titans/Loughborough Lightning
6 Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) - Ottawa Irish
7 Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) - Brantford Harlequins/Belleville Bulldogs/Loughborough Lightning
8 Sophie De Goede (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers RFC
9 Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
10 Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
11 Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) - Westshore RFC/Worcester Warriors
12 Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
13 Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) - Toronto Scottish
14 Renee Gonzalez (Toronto, ON) - Westshore RFC
15 Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières, QC) - Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TR

FINISHERS
16 Veronica Harrigan (Lucan, ON) - Brantford Harlequins
17 Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Redcoats
18 Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa
19 Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) - University of Lethbridge/Loughborough Lightning
20 McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) - Aurora Barbarians/Exeter Chiefs
21 Anaїs Holly (Montréal, QC) - Town of Mont-Royal R.F.C.
22 Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
23 Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) - CRFC/Saracens

There's a smattering of very Saffa looking names in that list. Is that a Canadian rugby scene thing?

@Crucial If you mean the names Beukeboom, Holtkamp and De Goede, then those are not Saffa names, but Dutch. There are a lot of Dutch immigrants in Canada.

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:

@Crucial Which names do you mean?

Beukeboom, De Goede for example. Not saying they are imports (Google confirms they aren't) just wondering if there is a rugby scene in Canada of Saffa descent and origin.

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:

@Crucial If you mean the names Beukeboom, Holtkamp and De Goede, then those are not Saffa names, but Dutch. There are a lot of Dutch immigrants in Canada.

Thanks. Thought it would be one or the other. I didn't realise there were lots of Dutch in Canada to be honest and the Saffa/Rugby thing seemed the more likely.

Wiki says that Tyson Beukeboom is the daughter of 4-time Stanley Cup winner Jeff Beukeboom (Oilers, Rangers).

de Goede also sounded familiar. Her father Hans de Goede was a lock and the captain of Canada at the 1987 RWC. He is Dutch-born.

The conditions aren't as bad as last game, fortunately.

Not sure the officiating is going to be better. Already a clear forward pass from the Canadians missed.

Watching on World Rugby YouTube with VPN working well, btw.

I was a bit distracted, but NZ lead 3 - 0. Don't know whether Cocksedge or Tubic kicked the penalty.

Wrong thread, but who won the earlier game?

Another penalty and Tubic is the kicker. 6 - 0 NZ

@Bovidae USA beat Australia 16 - 14.

Livestream:

Still too many mistakes, but BFs playing better than in the first game. Also a better opponent, obviously.

Great scrum from the BFs. Dominating.

Du Plessis gets away with a penalty only for a low-danger neckroll (not sure exactly which words the officials used).

Great driving maul from the Canadians. Advantage Canada now, because BFs collaps. BFs giving away too many penalties. Now one of the new props (3).

Good defence from the BFs there; Canada knock the ball on, on the BFs 22. NZ scrum.

Arrgghh, so close. Great line-out, Tafito Lafaele going for a run and is stopped just before the try line. Kalounivale knocks on.

The BFs are playing with the wind in their back.

Now a bad line-out NZ. Penalty Canada and someone is going to the bin. Yep, Kalounivale off. Someone else will be going off, too, because they'll need a prop for the scrum.

Ngan-Woo is a strong player. Great defence from her and Roos.

Injury treatment for Pip Love (I think).

I'd like to teach Scott Stevenson how to pronounce Beukeboom, because his pronunciation is not even close.

Commentators saying Waitakere Stadium is almost full. Not sure how many seats it has, but good to hear.

Demant is a far better 12 than she is a 10. Maybe also a factor that she isn't responsible for game management, with Tubic next to her.

Awesome kick from Tubic.

Am I the only one watching?

That's a pity. Great attack BFs, but Tupic throws the ball into touch. Looked forward, too.

I may be without power soon. Lights flickering, terrible weather outside.

Sounds like Sumo read my comment about the Demant.

Awesome, BFs steal the ball from a Canadian line-out.

But then knock on.

Great attack from Canada. NZ defence tested.

Good officiating. Not buying it when a halfback tries to milk a penalty.

It's half time:

BFs 6 - 0 Canada

This is definitely a better NZ starting line-up. They're playing a better team and are in front on the scoreboard.

But ... they won't scare the English and French just yet. Still a lot of improvement needed.