This was the pick of the day’s matches, a contest between the world champs and a nation ranked a proud fifth. It didn’t work out like that. Ireland started strongly, winning around 75% in the first ten minutes. But, like other losing sides on the day, they couldn’t maintain this dominance. For all the possession
Canada v Scotland Canada were made to work hard for their victory, in worthy contrast to other games played today. The result was a tribute to the Scots, who are unlikely ever to build a squad with a similar depth to their opponents’. Florence Symonds made an early break to which the pack added with
A huge crowd at a breezy Brighton watched England start their last group-stage match with a string of errors. Was it nerves, or over-confidence or wrong selections? Amy Cokayne failed to find her line-out target three times; Meg Jones threw two wild passes. As they regained possession in deep defence, they ran the ball out
You can take your pick of the most emotionally charged fixture of the coming weekend, but here’s my choice, Ireland v New Zealand. Allan Bunting had paid the Irish the highest compliment: none of Amy Rule, Kennedy Tukuafu, Maria Joseph, Ayesha Leti-I’Iga or Theresa Setefano find a place in the starting XV. He has given
The Black Ferns are gearing up for their final pool match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup against Ireland at Brighton and Hove Stadium on Sunday, September 7, 2.45pm BST kick-off, (Monday, September 8, 1.45am NZT). The Black Ferns coaching group has selected their match-day 23 which includes winger Ayesha Leti-I’iga who returns from an
This is the 23 John Mitchell has summoned for the third and last round of the preliminaries: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 JONES 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 HARRISON 9 HUNT 1 BOTTERMAN 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4 GALLIGAN 5 WARD 6 TALLING 7 KABEYA 8 MATTHEWS (captain) 16 ATKIN-DAVIES 17 CLIFFORD 18 BERN 19
It’s a sad fact that alphabetical order once again reflects the standings of the four nations: E, I, S, W. Wales alone have failed to qualify for the quarters. With turmoil continuing in every corner of Welsh rugby, it’s hard to see light at the end of the tunnel. Wales Their last fixture is against
We already know seven of the eight quarter-finalists: Canada, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and South Africa. They are the teams with two blameless victories. The fun starts with the thrilling 31-31 draw between Australia and the USA. The Wallaroos are the short-odds favourites to advance: they have 5-point lead in the pool table
The ICC sets a new benchmark for women’s cricket as champions walk away with a record $4.48 million in prize money Fans can now register their interest to attend the event on the official ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup website The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a staggering four-fold increase in prize money for
The game of the tournament. Two sides with high ambitions, but not yet at the top of the class. A win could help make a safe passage through to the quarters. Few of the large crowd at York imagined the drama to come. The Wallaroos made the first move. The forwards drove hard, and the
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