Match thread

chimoaus

@Crucial said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Less than 5 minutes in and Wales already doing everything they can to time waste. FFS why do WR allow this bullshit?

Black Ferns doing everything they can to give Wales the ability to time waste.

chimoaus

Our girls don't seem to have an issue finding quality at 6. Big hard runners.

Ruby Tui saves the day again

Crucial

What a surprise. A long passage of play and a Wales player takes a knee.

Bones

That was an intentional knock on from Wales and she called it against us.

Shouldn't have a ref from the same country...

Crucial

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

No 3 is both crap in the scrum and dumb

She’s not having a good start that’s for sure. Is usually a rock in the scrum

Bones

Wales getting on the wrong side at every tackle with little or no effort to roll and being ignored.

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Wales getting on the wrong side at every tackle with little or no effort to roll and being ignored.

It's the only way they ref in this comp, awfully.

Demant needs to stop running cos she can't hold onto the ball in the tackle

Thank fuck for Chelsea, cos 3 was almost held up again, she went at the line so high. And with two pre bound illegally

Crucial

Ruby T doing her best DMac impression.

@Crucial said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Ruby T doing her best DMac impression.

But effective, unlike DMac. Mainly cos the Welsh have never seen the like unless they've played 7s

Bones

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

It's the only way they ref in this comp, awfully.

Oh this time she corrects her knock on call from the replay - but only when it goes against NZ.

chimoaus

Fuck that was a hit.

Bones

Nice. Take the ref and the cheats out of the equation.

chimoaus

This 6 is quality, beautiful offload.

Jonah woodman

Bones

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Jonah woodman

It's weird how she seems more effective at 15s. I feel like she's broken more tackles already this tournament than she has in the past year in 7s.

Bones

That scrum is a disgrace, how do you get that smoked when you're the world champs?

Any idea how good Wales' scrum is compared to England?

His Bobness

Can’t see the Ferns winning the World Cup when their scrum is getting monstered in that way. Is this the first choice front row?

ACT Crusader

@His-Bobness said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Can’t see the Ferns winning the World Cup when their scrum is getting monstered in that way. Is this the first choice front row?

It’s definitely not our first choice pack.

Bones

Wales with another drinks break.

Bones

30 seconds to go and the ref halts the game for a Wales player to sit on the ground a few minutes and drink water. No injury in sight.

Fucken hell.

Lucky not to get s yellow there, no 3, again. She better not come back at hair time

ACT Crusader

@His-Bobness the front row that started against the Aussies is far better.

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Bones

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Lucky not to get s yellow there, no 3, again. She better not come back at hair time

Was she the one blatantly trying to drag the maul down on the first drive?

Ferns scrum not working as a unit. Sort the set piece out and Wales would have no answer.

Bones

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Black Ferns v Wales RWC:

Ferns scrum not working as a unit. Sort the set piece out and Wales would have no answer.

They need a 5 minute power up before each set piece though. Sort that out and it might be more even.

kiwiinmelb

Good statement try

Bones

Gee I wish we could get local commentators.

NZ starting the second half exactly how they started the first?

Bones

Lovely touch Hirini.