2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup)

[Stargazer]

Awesome. We now hold both World Cups in XVs again!

[Donsteppa]

Great second half performance. Champions!

[Derm McCrum]

Now everyone else knows the standard they have to hit.

I hope this creeping shift by unions into 7s rugby is not going to cut the XVs game at the knees.

[Stargazer]

This Final also clearly showed that women's rugby can be great to watch. Really good rugby. Great skills. Exciting.

[Crucial]

@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

Awesome. We now hold both World Cups in XVs again!

Hold 3 of them actually.

[Stargazer]

@Crucial Are there more than two World Cups in XVs?

[Crucial]

Fuck this ITV coverage. First they insist of cutting away from the captains interview after the game now they cut to ads only seconds after the presentation of the cup just as the Ferns are about to haka

[Kruse]

@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

@Crucial Are there more than two World Cups in XVs?

We'd have to be the champs at the "Don't-you-pigeon-hole-me" World Cup, surely/shirley?

[Stargazer]

This is the Black Ferns' 5th World Cup. Hopefully this will give further boost to women's XVs rugby in NZ.

[Crucial]

@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

@Crucial Are there more than two World Cups in XVs?

Ok technically one is a World Championship ...

[Stargazer]

@Crucial No, haha, you were right. I completely forgot the U20s.

[taniwharugby]

The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?

[hydro11]

@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?

I think they lost their professional contracts.

[Rapido]

Nice little stadium.

[jegga]

Any seats left on the bandwagon?

[Stargazer]

Just looked it up. NZ now hold the Women's World Cup, Men's World Cup and U20s World Cup in XVs, but also both the Women's and Men's Sevens World Cups. Geezus.

[Crucial]

@jegga said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

Any seats left on the bandwagon?

No but there's some vacant seats at the Wallabies breakfast if that interests you

[Crucial]

@hydro11 said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?

I think they lost their professional contracts.

They haven't got a deal done on contracts yet so will technically stop but the RFU Have said they will look after them until things are worked out

[Victor Meldrew]

@hydro11

@hydro11 said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):

The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?

I think they lost their professional contracts.

They reduced the number of full-time contracts for the 15-a side team post the women's RWC from (I think) 43 players to 17.

[Siam]

@hydro11 Staggering

They sort of put womens rugby on the global map. They rightly developed an avenue for young women to play professionally, we saw massive improvements in the English players and results, and it gave a hope and a blueprint for young rugby women all around the world.

What the administrators did for women's rugby there deserved huge pladits and a lot of credit

And now they've dialled it back?

I don't know the details (just saw it now) but what a horrible back track it seems.

In other news
Brilliant from our wimmin!
Really well done - proud of all ya's