England v New Zealand England were the overwhelming victors of the final game in the WXV series. At last the Red Roses were able to answer all the lingering doubts about their pre-eminent place in world rugby. They beat the Black Ferns on their own patch by five tries to two. They took control from
A Look ahead Fixtures (all at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland) 3 November, KO 19.00 local time; 06.00 UK time Australia v Wales 4 November, KO 16.00 local time; 03.00 UK time France v Canada 4 November, KO 19.00 local time; 06.00 UK time England v New Zealand WXV1 is given the privilege of
It’s tight at the top and the bottom of WXV1. Both Les Bleues and the Wallaroos will be hunting for every point they can scrape from this second-round clash. The French approach is to give everyone a go, but to ensure they have two competent Fifteens, one to start and one to finish each game.
A Look Forward First the fixtures, all in Dunedin: Friday 27 October, England v Canada; KO 19.00 (local time), 07.00 (UK time) Saturday 28 October, New Zealand v Wales KO 16.00 (local time), 04.00 (UK time) Saturday 28 October, France v Australia KO 19.00 (local time), 07.00 (UK time) They present a clear-cut division between
France v New Zealand A quite outstanding, gripping match. France survived endless onslaughts by the white-shirted Ferns to repeat a final score that will stir memories of that French win over England at Grenoble six years ago. With all due deference to the other sixteen nations competing in the global fiesta that is WXV, another
Australia v England The two teams had the honour of launching the top tier of the new WXV venture. Result: Australia 7 England 42 Player of the match Holly Aitchison England gained their expected win at the Sky Stadium, Wellington, but they couldn’t keep a clean sheet. They were nearly picture-perfect at the start. After
Part One, WXV1 For the first time ever the leading nations of the world will start meeting up on an annual basis. Those six for the inaugural tournament are England, New Zealand, France, Canada, Australia and Wales. The tension is tangible. The shape of the coming tournament in New Zealand is different from anything experienced
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