Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1)

[Steven Harris]

Brunt looks the best player on the paddock

[antipodean]

24 mins in and another converted try to the Black Ferns. Given how the Ferns have overcome the early nerves, this could get ugly.

[Stargazer]

[Stag]

@KiwiMurph about a dozen knock ons in the first quarter is pretty rusty:

[KiwiMurph]

@Stag plus her kick out on the full

[Steven Harris]

Not a good 30s for Dallinger ,Turns the ball over and then gets Demanted

[Stag]

@KiwiMurph the class is there but the catching and passing has been very average so far from the ferns. Some of the defence from the Wallaroos has been borderline embarrassing.

[Stargazer]

Considering SR Aupiki finished on 25 March, it's not surprising some mistakes are made. Overall, I think the Ferns are playing reasonably well.

Nice third try.

[KiwiMurph]

A 12 with sweet feet is such a joy to watch

[Stargazer]

Holy moly, that was awesome.

Oh wait ...

[KiwiMurph]

What a try!

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Great passing, well-placed kick from Paul and following try.

[Machpants]

Well, the Wallaroos certainly appear to be chipping away at the BFs...

[Stargazer]

HT: Wallaroos 0 - 26 Black Ferns

[Bones]

Is the Aussie flyhalf that's getting smoked every touch, the turncoat kiwi?

[Stargazer]

@Bones Haha, yes.

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

@Bones Haha, yes.

It's delicious.

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer Superb try ,passes are starting to stick ,probably not surprising given the number of new players coming in and the lack of game time together probably explains why we saw so many handling errors and miss comunication in the first 20

[Bones]

Holmes looks like a different player. Definitely worked hard on speed and explosiveness since the RWC.

[Stargazer]

@antipodean said in Australia v Black Ferns (Pacific Four/ Laurie O'Reilly 1):

24 mins in and another converted try to the Black Ferns. Given how the Ferns have overcome the early nerves, this could get ugly.

Yes, looks like it. Only a few minutes into the 2nd half and it's already 0 - 31.