Source: New Zealand Rugby

Black Ferns ready for Wales

Black Ferns coaches have made a raft of changes ahead of their second Rugby World Cup fixture against Wales at Waitakere Stadium this Sunday (kick off 3.15pm). The team is; Awhina Tangen-Wainohu (3) Georgia Ponsonby (8) Tanya Kalounivale (4) Maiakawanakaulani Roos (9) Chelsea Bremner (7) Alana Bremner (8) Kendra Reynolds (7) Charmaine McMenamin (29) Ariana

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One Change is as good as a complete Change

England v France World Cup, Round Two At last a meeting between two top-rated teams in a setting even more prestigious than the 6 Nations. England So the English player-choice for the Fiji game was merely a run-out for the big test against the French. To considerable surprise, Simon Middleton has made only one change

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Rugby World Cup Round Two Fixtures

Here is the line-up for the second round of matches (timings are all BST): Sat Oct 15, Scotland vs Australia 3am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei Sat Oct 15, USA v Japan, 5,30am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei Sat Oct 15, France v England, 8am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei Sun Oct 16, Fiji v South Africa 5.45am,

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To replace or not to replace?

Alisha Butchers’ Injury One of the consequences of World Rugby allowing a generous 32 players to form a squad was to make the need for replacements less likely. Now we know that Wales’ Alisha Butchers has suffered a serious knee-injury and will return home for treatment, the issue comes live. Butchers was a central figure

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Two First Day Games

France v South Africa; Australia v New Zealand Both matches had their expected results, but not by the means expected. Results: France 40 South Africa 5 Australia 17 New Zealand 41 France v South Africa France secured the all-important bonus point with six tries, but their passage through this opening game was far from straightforward.

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When is a Romp not a Romp?

England v Fiji By the purest of flukes the first day of competition saw the red-hot favourites drawn against the rank outsiders. Normally, when top (ranked 1) meets bottom (ranked 21), you steel yourself for one-way traffic. It did come, but only after Fijiana showed how much they deserved to be appearing at this level.

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Rugby World Cup Fixtures and Results

Here are the pools and fixtures for the eagerly anticipated Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.  Scores will be updated as they come in. POOL A NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, WALES, SCOTLAND POOL B CANADA. USA, ITALY, JAPAN POOL C ENGLAND, FRANCE, SOUTH AFRICA, FIJI Fixtures SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER (Times shown are all BST) Pool A

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Masked Ball

The World Cup – First Round The great news is that Eden Park is sold out. The capacity has been capped at 40,000 as Auckland hasn’t yet shed concerns about Covid-19. Masks are everywhere to be seen, and in the England camp both Sadia Kabeya (now recovered) and Shaunagh Brown (still in isolation, so absent

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