New Zealand v Australia Last year everything was new and experimental. Now the WXV is more familiar, and the consequences of failure more dramatic. In the last game of the Pacific Four Series Australia have to beat New Zealand for the first time in order to avoid an unwanted drop into WXV2. The odds are
Australia v USA – Match 4 In a big upset the USA Eagles turned the Melbourne game around to inflict a stunning defeat on the Wallaroos. Nobody could have predicted this outcome at the start. On four minutes Georgie Friedrichs made an stunning outside break to feed Desiree Miller who had too much pace for
Australia v Canada Allianz Stadium, Sydney Canada looked like a well-oiled machine as they forced the Wallaroos into submission. But strangely all their points were scored by forwards; even stranger, the front row all crossed the line. The first stat becomes slightly less odd when we see Sophie de Goede taking the conversions. There was
FMG Stadium, Hamilton This wasn’t the result the organisers wanted. Inside ten minutes the Black Ferns had scored four tries. The Eagles held the first scrum well, but when the ball spun out to Katelyn Vahaakolo, she waltzed past Emily Henrich as if she was a ghost. Two passes infield to Ruahei Demant then Amy
This is the one game of the Pacific Four series where a big win is most likely. We thought that last year, but the Eagles showed up well to lose only 38-17 to the world champions. The very early loss of Iritana Hohaia to a red card played its part. Eager Eagles Now they have
Pacific Four Series Preview This can’t help being a fascinating clash. On the Wallaroos side we have Jo Yapp, a (relatively) new coach picking her first team and causing one or two upsets in the process. For the Maple Leafs Kévin Rouet is building a squad that looks increasingly potent. These are the teams selected:
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for three women’s internationals in March as well as some amendments to the Guinness Women’s Six Nations and Pacific Four Series appointments. Doriane Domenjo (France) will referee the Netherlands v Colombia match in Amsterdam on 16 March with the winner to take their place in WXV 3
Thirty-four unanswered second-half points helped New Zealand defeat the USA and secure their second consecutive World Rugby Pacific Four Series title, while Tyson Beukeboom’s hat-trick helped hosts Canada defeat Australia 45-7 to finish second in the annual four-team competition. Black Ferns secure second consecutive World Rugby Pacific Four Series title with 39-17 win over USA
Pacific Four Series, Ottawa The Wallaroos demolished the Eagles, to gain their first win over them for two decades. The rest of the world must sit up and take notice. For a squad so lacking international contests, most of the opposition coming from relentless Kiwis, their standard of play reached remarkable heights. From the first,
The next stage of the drawn-out Pacific-4 series is upon us. Here are the players who have descended upon Ottawa to help decide who qualifies for WXV1, the top tier of the new world championship: Australia Bree-Anna Cheatham, Adiana Talakai, Eva Karpani, Michaela Leonard (captain), Kaitlin Leaney, Ashley Marsters, Grace Hamilton, Emily Chancellor, Layne Morgan,
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