The Black Fern starting teams (baring last minute injuries before Scotland) for the pool matches:

Scotland for a historic win.

Same thing next month for the men too. This is their year.

What a great crowd.

@KiwiMurph is a shame so many seats in the main stand are empty, when I looked yesterday, there were no doubles available, only single spots...must be those tour group blocks and/or sponsor seats...just walk around town giving them away FFS

Looks like the biggest crowd since the lions.

And Ayesha passed the ball, yay!

@Machpants said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:

And Ayesha passed the ball, yay!

That was a lovely draw and pass. Some ABs could learn a thing or two...

A good start.

This halfback looks better than Cocksedge

@Machpants yep, and probably the biggest since that game in 2006 I think when we played BOP when nzr were looking to drop us and Ta$man, that was last time we had >15k there

@Machpants @KiwiMurph I've just noticed there's a match thread...

@KiwiMurph better distribution

backline going great guns early.

@MN5 said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

Scotland for a historic win.

Same thing next month for the men too. This is their year.

Ok

Did Scotland leave their water bottles just sitting in the middle of the in goal? Both dangerous and ominous.

BF playing pretty scrappy

can see some of the little touches that Smith has bought to the team

But that was nice

Combinations and connections starting to click for the ferns , like the little bits of off the ball running which has created the overlap .
Playing right on the advantage line , hard to defend especially when the ball is quick

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

But that was nice

I like how the ref was awarding the try before she'd even put it down.

Smith might have to make some tough decisions in the backline.