Black Ferns v Canada
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Sunday, 12 June 2022 - kick-off 2.45pm - Trust Arena, Auckland
Black Ferns v Canada
Black Ferns1 - Phillipa Love (15)
2 - Luka Connor (5)
3 - Tanya Kalounivale (1)
4 - Maiakawanakaulani Roos (4)
5 - Joanah Ngan-Woo (6)
6 - Alana Bremner (4)
7 - Tafito Lafaele (1)
8 - Kaipo Olsen-Baker (1)
9 - Kendra Cocksedge (58)
10 - Hazel Tubic (12)
11 - Ayesha Leti-I’iga (13)
12 - Ruahei Demant (16) – captain
13 - Amy du Plessis – debut
14 - Ruby Tui (1)
15 - Cheyelle Robins-Reti (4)16 - Georgia Ponsonby (3)
17 - Angel Mulu (1)
18 - Amy Rule (4)
19 - Chelsea Bremner (1)
20 - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u (4) / Kendra Reynolds (2)
21 - Ariana Bayler (4) / Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (6)
22 - Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu Atai'i (Sylvia) Brunt – debut
23 - Renee Wickliffe (43)Two more players are in line for a Black Ferns debut this weekend with Amy du Plessis starting at centre, and 18-year-old Sylvia Brunt poised to debut from the bench.
Changes in the backline see Hazel Tubic earn her first start a first five-eighths, with captain Ruahei Demant moving out to second five-eighths.
Demant replaces Chelsea Semple who was not available for selection due to illness, while Du Plessis replaces Kelsey Teneti who has returned to the Black Ferns Sevens programme.
After powerful performances off the bench last weekend, Luka Connor, Tanya Kalounivale, Joanah Ngan-Woo and Tafito Lafaele are all promoted to the starting pack. -
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@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:
I like the changes they've made.
Strange that they selected Teneti in the squad, only for her to go back to the Black Ferns 7s after the first test match.
I think they are keeping a very open mind still and using this series to experiment in a few areas.
They probably also have some squad number restrictions and will be moving players in and out to keep within caps.
Player identification is going deep. Not just for the RWC but for the future. Coaches have been attending club matches and watching players that are a couple of years away but on the radar.
All good signs for development and good to see that they have a wider vision than just later this year. -
Okay, I think I've found it. World Rugby is streaming the Pacific Four Series on it YouTube Channel, but these streams are geo-blocked for countries like NZ, Canada, Australia and possibly the USA. If you are outside these countries, you're likely to be able to watch the livestream. In NZ etc, you'll have to try a VPN.
link:
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Canada:
1 Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) - Halifax Tars RFC
2 Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) - Calgary Hornets/Exeter Chiefs
3 DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) - Exeter Chiefs
4 Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) - Cowichan RFC
5 Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) - Red Deer Titans/Loughborough Lightning
6 Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) - Ottawa Irish
7 Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) - Brantford Harlequins/Belleville Bulldogs/Loughborough Lightning
8 Sophie De Goede (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers RFC
9 Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
10 Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
11 Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) - Westshore RFC/Worcester Warriors
12 Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
13 Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) - Toronto Scottish
14 Renee Gonzalez (Toronto, ON) - Westshore RFC
15 Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières, QC) - Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TRFINISHERS
16 Veronica Harrigan (Lucan, ON) - Brantford Harlequins
17 Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Redcoats
18 Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa
19 Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) - University of Lethbridge/Loughborough Lightning
20 McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) - Aurora Barbarians/Exeter Chiefs
21 Anaїs Holly (Montréal, QC) - Town of Mont-Royal R.F.C.
22 Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
23 Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) - CRFC/Saracens -
@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:
Canada:
1 Olivia DeMerchant (Mapledale, NB) - Halifax Tars RFC
2 Emily Tuttosi (Souris, MB) - Calgary Hornets/Exeter Chiefs
3 DaLeaka Menin (Vulcan, AB) - Exeter Chiefs
4 Tyson Beukeboom (Uxbridge, ON) - Cowichan RFC
5 Courtney Holtkamp (Rimbey, AB) - Red Deer Titans/Loughborough Lightning
6 Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau, QC) - Ottawa Irish
7 Sara Svoboda (Belleville, ON) - Brantford Harlequins/Belleville Bulldogs/Loughborough Lightning
8 Sophie De Goede (Victoria, BC) - Castaway Wanderers RFC
9 Brianna Miller (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
10 Taylor Perry (Oakville, ON) - Oakville Crusaders
11 Paige Farries (Red Deer, AB) - Westshore RFC/Worcester Warriors
12 Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
13 Sara Kaljuvee (Ajax, ON) - Toronto Scottish
14 Renee Gonzalez (Toronto, ON) - Westshore RFC
15 Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières, QC) - Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TRFINISHERS
16 Veronica Harrigan (Lucan, ON) - Brantford Harlequins
17 Brittany Kassil (Guelph, ON) - Guelph Redcoats
18 Maya Montiel (Dieppe, NB) – University of Ottawa
19 Abby Duguid (Edmonton, AB) - University of Lethbridge/Loughborough Lightning
20 McKinley Hunt (King City, ON) - Aurora Barbarians/Exeter Chiefs
21 Anaїs Holly (Montréal, QC) - Town of Mont-Royal R.F.C.
22 Maddy Grant (Cornwall, ON) – University of Ottawa
23 Alysha Corrigan (Charlottetown, PEI) - CRFC/SaracensThere's a smattering of very Saffa looking names in that list. Is that a Canadian rugby scene thing?
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@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:
@Crucial Which names do you mean?
Beukeboom, De Goede for example. Not saying they are imports (Google confirms they aren't) just wondering if there is a rugby scene in Canada of Saffa descent and origin.
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@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v Canada:
@Crucial If you mean the names Beukeboom, Holtkamp and De Goede, then those are not Saffa names, but Dutch. There are a lot of Dutch immigrants in Canada.
Thanks. Thought it would be one or the other. I didn't realise there were lots of Dutch in Canada to be honest and the Saffa/Rugby thing seemed the more likely.