France v New Zealand World Cup Semi-final Eden Park Auckland When a team loses its biggest game of the season (of the decade?) by a single point, fingers tend to point to certain errors. In the most dramatic of games imaginable les Bleues came up one point short against the hosts. So their most unenvied
Semi-final, World Cup Eden Park, Auckland Canada v England Before we think of congratulating England on reaching another final, we have to praise the extraordinary performance shown by the Maple Leafs throughout the game. For true amateurs to come so close to beating the short-odds favourites spoke volumes for their ability and fitness. They came
Continuity, but… The management had two choices: either a team warming up for the final; or the team needed to get past Canada. For Simon Middleton it was a case of ‘Continuity, but…’ so Claudia MacDonald returns from injury to play left wing, which means Abby Dow has to switch sides again. Tatyana Heard goes
Returning to Auckland for the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, the Black Ferns team named to face France this Saturday has been named this morning. The team is; Phillipa Love (23) Georgia Ponsonby (11) Amy Rule (10) Maiakawanakaukani Roos (12) Chelsea Bremner (10) Alana Bremner (11) Sarah Hirini (15) Liana Mikaele-Tu’u (10) Kendra Cocksedge (66) Ruahei
The excellent news for France is that Romane Ménager is pronounced fit to play against New Zealand in the RWC semi-final. That had seemed very unlikely as she looked distinctly groggy after making a tackle in the pool-stage match against England. But she was allowed to restart (non-contact) training as long ago as mid-October. Her
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Joy Neville (Ireland) will take charge of the Rugby World Cup 2021 semi-finals at Eden Park this weekend. World Rugby has today confirmed that Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Joy Neville (Ireland) will take charge of the Rugby World Cup 2021 semi-finals at Eden Park this weekend. It will be
First the line-ups: Saturday 5 November: Canada v England, kick-off 03.30 New Zealand v France, kick-off 06.30 Both times GMT The Outlook Just four sides are left, and they happen to be the top-four in world rankings. The long-term hope must be that within the space of three short years other nations – USA? Italy?
At last the door is unlocked. Simon Middleton has announced the team he thinks best placed to carry the flag into the knock-out stages. It looks devilishly strong. The Chosen XV: 15. Helena Rowland, 14. Lydia Thompson, 13. Emily Scarratt, 12. Tatyana Heard, 11. Abby Dow, 10. Zoe Harrison, 9. Leanne Infante, 1. Vickii Cornborough, 2. Amy
Black Ferns coaches have named a powerful match day 23 for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Wales, with the return of co-captain Kennedy Simon from injury. Simon will make her World Cup debut off the bench, while Stacey Fluhler, Ruby Tui and Portia Woodman all return to the starting backline. The teams go head
Award-winning Māori musician Rob Ruha to play during semi-finals of Rugby World Cup 2021 at Eden Park on Saturday 5 November. Ruha adds to what has been an impressive line-up of RWC 2021 headline artists to perform during the tournament, including Rita Ora (8 October) and LADI6 (9 October), with Shapeshifter (5 November) and BENEE
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