WRWC Final - NZ Vs England
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Black Ferns No 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu’u has been ruled out of Rugby World Cup final against England.
The powerful young No 8 was replaced at halftime in the semifinal win over France after hurting her thumb, an injury which will see her miss the final.
I would select Kennedy Simon at no.8 and have Charmain McMenamin in the reserves.
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@Bovidae said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
Black Ferns No 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu’u has been ruled out of Rugby World Cup final against England.
The powerful young No 8 was replaced at halftime in the semifinal win over France after hurting her thumb, an injury which will see her miss the final.
I would select Kennedy Simon at no.8 and have Charmain McMenamin in the reserves.
Bugger, she's been great
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@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
@Bovidae Not if Mikaele-Tu'u is available. She's been great and I'd keep her at 8. Just as physical as her brother and same huge workrate.
She's out mate. That's what the post said. Broken thumb?
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Think this is a good thing. Freshen up the pack, who were incredible last week. If it is Mcmeniman she will be hungry to show what she can do and will bring renewed vigour and fire.
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Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélie Groizeleau (FFR)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
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Does anyone give the BFs a chance? I'm 70/30 in favour of England.
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
Does anyone give the BFs a chance? I'm 70/30 in favour of England.
50/50 for me. I’m prepared for a nail biter
Much will depend on small moments. A penalty that provides a 5 metre lineout, a spilled ball that turns into a transition from defence to attack.
These chest on tackles where the tackles players head jolts forward into the shoulder of the tackler seem common too. -
@canefan said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
@Crucial Yep, I agree with you! A win will show them what good support of the BFs and women's rugby can achieve! And it benefits all NZ rugby if they win. I think they're really inspiring young kids, girls and boys, to pick up a rugby ball and start playing the game.
It's NZR though. We all know that SR Aupiki is not good enough as a high level comp in its current format. It should at least be a full home and away comp + a final (and 3rd place play-off), with players being paid enough to enable them to participate for a longer period than 3-4 weeks. Currently, there are players who have to see 'no' to SR Aupiki because they can't risk losing their jobs. They need more financial security. The BFs have their own sponsors; maybe use the BFs success (whether they win the Final, or not) to find a few more sponsors for SR Aupiki so they can pay players more than the bare minimum to survive for 3-4 weeks.
They should be resourced by NZR no matter how much revenue they bring in. Sometimes it's not just about money, it's for the good of the game
But what’s “good” is usually in the eye of the beholder especially when it comes to allocating a limited amount of money.
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Well right now the weather ain't looking good...gonna be alot of rain around Thurs/Friday and just rain possibly clearing in the evening.
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@taniwharugby said in Black Ferns v England - RWC Final:
Well right now the weather ain't looking good...goanna be alot of rain around Thurs/Friday and just rain possibly clearing in the evening.
Stop over analysing, geez. Educate yourself and just enjoy the game.
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Will there be mud? He asks hopefully.
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