2023 WXV (new global women's competition)
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Yep, it feels like she is giving them the rub if the green right now
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I think context is important here between these sides.
It is not just that England have been professional for years rather than just a couple.
It is more that they have a mature season long club comp that actually gives these players more big game situations and consistent quality matches.
If NZ can build over time with the domestic comps and keep the professional investment k think we can get back to the very top
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Some of the gamesmanship (woman) is clear as well. Experience tells
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Yep, respect where it is due for England.
A very strong side and deserving winners
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@Davesofthunder said in 2023 WXV (new global women's competition):
Some of the gamesmanship (woman) is clear as well. Experience tells
Same player penalised for not rolling away, 3 times in ten minutes. Also the same player that got let off taking the BF halfback out because "she's rolled east to west" , despite being offside. Ball was turned over to England.
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It is experience at play though so you just have to acknowledge it.
They learn so much through the premiership over here too.
Some of those Wallaroos who came over you cam see the difference after a full season and they all give credit to a proper comp preparing them.
All that really to say that NZ needs to keep investing in a quality domestic set-up.
Super is going to be longer in 2024 which is a start but still more to do I reckon
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@Bones - yeah that was a bullshit call. Whitelock was penalised against the Irish at the World Cup âfor taking out the cleanerâ when he rolled west to east. That led to their comeback try from the ensuing lineout.
The inconsistency of international level refereeing is a blight on rugby
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BF completely dusted up in the forwards. Aupiki needs to prepare these players better - especially in the forwards. Some good steps being taken for next year but itâs still nowhere near the kind of intensity the English & French get in their longer club competition.
Good signs from Aussie though. Good to see them beating the French. Gives me hope of a more intense Phil OâReilly series next year. Both countries need it to compete with the English.
Nothing will give me greater joy than seeing the mouthy English forwards get reamed at scrum time one day but NZ womenâs rugby is still not there yet. Next year must be an improvement on this year.
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@Auckman yeah, it's annoying that it was most likely a given that we were gonna get ploughed up front - yet clearly we hadn't honed our movement and handling to take advantage of their big boppers, especially towards the end of the match. Too ponderous and indecisive, wasn't smart rugby.
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The BFs are missing some of their better scrummaging props through injury.
Despite being dominated up front the BFs did create linebreaks/try-scoring opportunities but made too many handling errors. Some of that was down to good English defence but a lot was poor skill execution. I'll say it again, the class of the sevens backs was a big reason they won the RWC last year.
