Saturday 15 July 2023
Kick-off 8.00am NZT
Sky Sport 1

1 Esther Faiaoga-Tilo*
2 Grace Gago*
3 Amy Rule (14)
4 Joanah Ngan-Woo (18)
5 Maiakawanakaulani Roos (16) (Captain)
6 Lucy Jenkins (1)
7 Kendra Reynolds (11)
8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u (13)
9 Iritana Hohaia (2)
10 Rosie Kelly (2)
11 Grace Steinmetz (1)
12 Grace Brooker (1)
13 Amy du Plessis (9)
14 Kelsey Teneti (2)
15 Tenika Willison (1)

16 Georgia Ponsonby (15)
17 Phillipa Love (26)
18 Tanya Kalounivale (8)
19 Chelsea Bremner (14)
20 Kennedy Simon (15)
21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (14)
22 Ruahei Demant (28)
23 Renee Holmes (12)

*Denotes Black Ferns debut.

Jeez that's young captain

@Machpants said in Black Ferns v USA (Pacific Four):

Jeez that's young captain

Very impressive to be captain at 21 isn't it?? Good on the girl!!

Red card for the BFs fuuuuuark

Head clash. Iritana Hohaia gets a red card in the 3rd minute!

Was just about to comment on how vertical the BFs are when they tackle, super frustrating stuff.

No 20 minute red card either. It's for the rest of the game.

Try USA.

The ball wasn't out and the US just fell over the ball and sealed it off, nothing from the ref

Ref should be consistent and give red here, as well, but she's trying to talk herself out of it.

Yep, yellow.

Reason is that there was another player involved.

Great lineout set piece BFs

@Stargazer the Black Ferns player dipped but yeah the reasoning is strange

Try to Grace Gago.

5 - 7 USA

That should have been a scrum penalty to NZ. Not given.

Very frustrating watch, Black Ferns just need to breathe and not make their tackles standing upright. They're down a player but they can still win, lots of handling errors as well

No release in the tackle before the turnover

She didn't even tap the ball????

Terrible refereeing. And that red card totally ruined the game. Two reasons the USA are in front.

5 - 14 USA