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

Who's 18? That was one of the most terrible attempts at ball placement I've seen.

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

And another one, dumb as a brick

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

And another one, dumb as a brick

Hah, comes on the field and somehow manages to give away 2 penalties and get carded for non foul play.

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

And another one, dumb as a brick

And another, and a card. We'll do better with her off

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

And another one, dumb as a brick

And another, and a card. We'll do better with her off

Bingo! The resulting line out, we steal and go back in their half

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

@Bones said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

And she doesn't seem too smart either. Ref calls a scrum and she starts walking back ten metres. Ahhh....you're the TH.

She's gave away a ton of dumb penalties, and was average at the scrum the game she started

Yeah I noticed. Powerhouse ball in hand, and seems to make easy metres. But outside that she's a liability.

And another one, dumb as a brick

And another, and a card. We'll do better with her off

Bingo! The resulting line out, we steal and go back in their half

She encroached the line out just before she was carded, but not picked up

Scrappy 2nd half...shame as some of our play off set pieces has been good, some of the players in motion in the movements is excellent

@taniwharugby said in Black Ferns v Scotland RWC:

Scrappy 2nd half...shame as some of our play off set prices has been good, some of the players in motion in the movements is excellent

A dump of replacements all at once, never goes well