@antipodean said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

@Stargazer said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

@antipodean said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

Kalounivale has not had a good start to the game.

Made up for it. Good try!

Good set piece try from the lineout, but clearly none of the Aussie girls were interested in tackling her.

I haven't seen that in international rugby since Tuigamala. Players actually not even bothering and stepping out of the way.

Aussie getting absolutely monstered, yet still decide to run it out of the 5m. Facepalm.

A ridiculous amount of advantage being played for knock ons. Making a slow game even slower.

Except for the halfback the BFs playing well

Brunt looks the best player on the paddock

24 mins in and another converted try to the Black Ferns. Given how the Ferns have overcome the early nerves, this could get ugly.

@KiwiMurph about a dozen knock ons in the first quarter is pretty rusty:

@Stag plus her kick out on the full

Not a good 30s for Dallinger ,Turns the ball over and then gets Demanted

@KiwiMurph the class is there but the catching and passing has been very average so far from the ferns. Some of the defence from the Wallaroos has been borderline embarrassing.

Considering SR Aupiki finished on 25 March, it's not surprising some mistakes are made. Overall, I think the Ferns are playing reasonably well.

Nice third try.

A 12 with sweet feet is such a joy to watch

Holy moly, that was awesome.

Oh wait ...

What a try!

@KiwiMurph Great passing, well-placed kick from Paul and following try.

Well, the Wallaroos certainly appear to be chipping away at the BFs...

HT: Wallaroos 0 - 26 Black Ferns

Is the Aussie flyhalf that's getting smoked every touch, the turncoat kiwi?

@Bones Haha, yes.

@Stargazer said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

@Bones Haha, yes.

It's delicious.

@Stargazer Superb try ,passes are starting to stick ,probably not surprising given the number of new players coming in and the lack of game time together probably explains why we saw so many handling errors and miss comunication in the first 20

Holmes looks like a different player. Definitely worked hard on speed and explosiveness since the RWC.

@antipodean said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

24 mins in and another converted try to the Black Ferns. Given how the Ferns have overcome the early nerves, this could get ugly.

Yes, looks like it. Only a few minutes into the 2nd half and it's already 0 - 31.

If they want to combine SR Aupiki and Super W, the competition will be even more one-sided than SRP. In the women's game, the difference between NZ and Aussie rugby is even bigger.

A clear no try - boggles the mind how many views they need

Black ferns under pressure here.

What the fuck? They're relentlessly smashing away at the Aussie line.

Ten seconds later. Black ferns applying all the pressure here.

The Black Ferns have bombed some tries tonight.

Oops, Iritana Hohaia doesn't want to watch a replay of that intercepted pass.

Mikaele-Tu'u is having a great game. I love those big hits!

Haha, again!

I wish ABs had an 8 that was this brutal in defence.

What a great line by Bremner.

How many times do you need to see the tackle to realise there's nothing in it?

Beautiful.

FT: Wallaroos 0 - 50 Black Ferns

Well, without being perfect, with a rusty first 20 minutes, and some mistakes to iron out, the Black Ferns had a very easy game against a very poor Aussie team. Both teams have newbies, so that can't be an excuse.

I hope the Canadians bring their 'A' game on 9 July; if not, it will be way too easy for the Black Ferns to win the Pacific Fours title.

@Stargazer she was missed in the final last year

@Steven-Harris Yep, definitely. She's relentless.

I haven't read the comments yet but I really like the starting loose forward trio. They complement each other.

Marino-Tauhinu needs to work on her passing. Too many loopy passes. You appreciate how good Waaka is in the midfield as du Plessis was exposed on defence in the 1st half. Better in the 2nd half. Kelly showed some class on debut.