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.

Scotland just choosing to ignore the laws and go hell for leather trying to disrupt the breakdown by any means possible. I can see a few yellow cards coming up.

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

Scotland just choosing to ignore the laws and go hell for leather trying to disrupt the breakdown by any means possible. I can see a few yellow cards coming up.

Maybe not with the refs at this comp

@KiwiMurph said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

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

I think we can dump the 15, she's far too chaotic and inaccurate

@Machpants Agreed.

Hah, Scotland set a maul beautifully, BFs shear off the wrong way and leave the maul with no one in front of it, but Scotland don't even realise because they're not pushing and are just going through the motions so it goes nowhere.

Who was that one handed jackal? Spectacular!

Time for the anti teams in black slow downs

Liking the look of Marino Tauhinu , offers more of a threat than Kendra

@Steven-Harris said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

Liking the look of Marino Tauhinu , offers more of a threat than Kendra

It's a big difference.

wonderful try.

They're throwing the fifty fifties every time, hopefully they're a bit more circumspect against the big two. They need to treasure possession a bit more

Tubic is making a statement at 10.

I dunno which Renee we're dropping but a couple of lovely touches from both of them in the last 5.

The Scottish kicker has a massive boot

Not clear and obvious. Good call ref.

Common sense kinda says that's a forward pass, but it's not clear and obvious the direction of the hands on that evidence.

Good commentator this guy.

Wayne Smith and backlines eh - wow.

@KiwiMurph said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

Good commentator this guy.

I take it you don't have the excitable English guy and the grumpy, dour scots woman?

@KiwiMurph Rupert Cox he’s a good caller , does the world 7s circuit as well ..

45-0 at halftime, doesn’t get more one sided than that

@kiwiinmelb said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

45-0 at halftime, doesn’t get more one sided than that

633m v 27 lol

Well I don't caer what anybody else thinks, this is a bloody fun match. Geez Fitzpatrick is a classy player at 12.

I haven’t watched a lot of womens rugby to be honest ,

But pleasantly surprised with the attacking skills of our forwards

Kendra is not up to it anymore