About the 4th or 5th turnover the French have got in this game..i would be replacing Sarah Hirni , Kennedy Simon is much more physical at breakdown .
I would also replace Rubi Tui with Ayesha Leti-I’iga much more power and leg drive

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Nice conversion. I wondered if she would have the distance.

Holmes did a 50 m kick in practice during the week. Yes, that isn't a typo.

Big parts of that half were like rinse and repeat. BFs need to be more clinical. Cut out the silly errors and stop piggy backing the frogs down the field giving away easy points. Need to concentrate on their own game and execute.

We are making decent yards through the middle, but then we let ourselves down with poor support play.

We are in this but we have to stop giving away loose penalties. Any PK in our half is going to result in the French hammering away on our line and eventually scoring. Maybe just hoofing if it down field might be the right approach.

So at least can watch live now ...

Kinda thought we were the better team for most of the half.

@Damo and we need players quicker there at the rucks, leaving so much for the French to attack, more so with the ref not really having an off side line

The positives are that Ponsonby and the Bremner sisters have provided some good go-forward. Demant seems a little hesitant whether to run or pass.

BFs just need to play their own game and not get sucked in to playing the frogs game.

Looked good! Grounded before the line. And now they go to the TMO ...

Gee she has some determination ruby

Yesss, well done, Ruby Tui!

Wonderful try.

Lovely kick by Holmes

Great option from Holmes

Despite the tmos making some odd calls, man they make them.quick, none of these 10 replays looking for an error

@KiwiMurph she proving us wrong

Awesome try

Great stuff.

Wow we got a turnover

Bloody good game

@kiwiinmelb last 20 or so has stepped up too

well done, Ponsonby grabs some valuable real estate.

@taniwharugby said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Wow we got a turnover

And another!

Some fairly obvous offsides missed in that phase.

Not sure about going for goal here. Low percentage play I reckon.

Honey has got to stop jinxing the team.

Kick it ffs

Why blow the whistle so late for that knock-on?

@Stargazer wasn't in the end...was sealing off

Maia Roos has been sensational

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Why blow the whistle so late for that knock-on?

She didn't notice the knock on.

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Why blow the whistle so late for that knock-on?

I'm not sure it was a knock on?

Cramp isn't a serious injury. Play on ref.

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Why blow the whistle so late for that knock-on?

She didn't notice the knock on.

She was going to blow it, AR said no. I think the AR was correct.

@Damo said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Why blow the whistle so late for that knock-on?

I'm not sure it was a knock on?

looked like a French knock on to me

Why the fuck you go for 3 points when Holmes missed the conversion from a very similar spot when an attacking lineout made the most sense?

@nostrildamus pass was forward too...seems many games they are letting many 50-50 calls go

We are playing too much in our own end.

@RoninWC said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Why the fuck you go for 3 points when Holmes missed the conversion from a very similar spot when an attacking lineout made the most sense?

She's in for her kicking lol

am I right in thinking we should actually go more lateral, up the middle looks very tough?

@nostrildamus said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

am I right in thinking we should actually go more lateral, up the middle looks very tough?

We've got the speed to run around

Some dumb passes