2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup)
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@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
In case anyone is wondering, the try scorer - Stacey Waaka - is the sister of All Blacks 7s player Beaudein Waaka (not sure where he's playing NPC).
Taranaki.
No way was that 2nd try grounded and the TMO (who sounded like a KIwi) was trying to tell the ref that but something got lost in translation. It won't matter anyway. I was watching without commentary so don't know what was said by Lose and co.
I'm not going to watch the 2nd half live but I was interested to see how the Black Ferns looked against decent opposition. Some nice skills on display with both locks playing well. 1st 5 Subritzky-Nafatali might be built like a prop but she can move.
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Just France/Ireland to decide final standings now. Ireland need to win to get a place, they can't beat USA as a loser.
If France win they need a BP win by more than 9 pts to overtake England but it won't matter as they will need to trounce Ireland by 90 if they don't want to be in the 2v3 semi.Pretty much locked in that it will be NZ v USA and Eng v FR (or FR v Eng) on Sunday
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it's possible for Ireland and France to both qualify, if my tie-breaking assumptions are correct.
- If Ireland win, and France gain a losing bonus point, Ireland will qualify, and France should qualify as the 4th team, as they're ahead of USA on points differential.
- If Ireland win by 8+, then Ireland will qualify, and USA should qualify as the 4th team, with France dropping out.
- If France win, then France will qualify, and USA should qualify as the 4th team, with Ireland dropping out.
I heard the Irish had a close win against the French earlier this year, so I wouldn't lock in the Americans yet. In saying that, I don't know if both teams were (are) at full strength for their matches.
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Results of the last round of pool games:
Canada 5 - 48 Black Ferns
England 47 - 26 USA
Italy 8 - 22 Spain
Australia 29 - 15 Japan
Wales 39 - 15 Hong Kong
France 21 - 5 IrelandSemi-finals (Tue 22 - Wed 23 August NZT):
11.00pm, Sky Sport 3: 9th place SF: Italy v Japan
01.00am, Sky Sport 2: 5th place SF: Ireland v Australia
01.30am, Sky Sport 1: 9th place SF: Spain v Hong Kong
04.00am, Sky Sport 2: 5th place SF: Canada v Wales
04.00am, Sky Sport 1: Semi-Final: New Zealand v USA
06.45am, Sky Sport 1: Semi-Final: England v FranceIt must be said, Sky are doing an outstanding job of covering the Women's RWC. Hope they'll continue doing that with the Women's Sevens Series.
