2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup)
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@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
@Crucial Are there more than two World Cups in XVs?
We'd have to be the champs at the "Don't-you-pigeon-hole-me" World Cup, surely/shirley?
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@Stargazer said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
@Crucial Are there more than two World Cups in XVs?
Ok technically one is a World Championship ...
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The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?
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@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?
I think they lost their professional contracts.
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@hydro11 said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?
I think they lost their professional contracts.
They haven't got a deal done on contracts yet so will technically stop but the RFU Have said they will look after them until things are worked out
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@hydro11 said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
@taniwharugby said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
The NZ comms were saying there has been a big cut in funding to the women's game in England, announced before the final?
I think they lost their professional contracts.
They reduced the number of full-time contracts for the 15-a side team post the women's RWC from (I think) 43 players to 17.
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@hydro11 Staggering
They sort of put womens rugby on the global map. They rightly developed an avenue for young women to play professionally, we saw massive improvements in the English players and results, and it gave a hope and a blueprint for young rugby women all around the world.
What the administrators did for women's rugby there deserved huge pladits and a lot of credit
And now they've dialled it back?
I don't know the details (just saw it now) but what a horrible back track it seems.
In other news
Brilliant from our wimmin!
Really well done - proud of all ya's -
It's just a complicated reorganization of contracts I think rather than a downgrade. They have just started a new women's league with teams from the likes of Harlequins.
The women's game over here is quite strong. I know a guy coaching locally and the players see a clear pathway from local club to bigger club to national sides -
@Crucial said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
@jegga said in 2017 Black Ferns (including World Cup):
Any seats left on the bandwagon?
No but there's some vacant seats at the Wallabies breakfast if that interests you
Nah, I've heard humble pie tastes awful.
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Good article about the situation in England's women's rugby after the World Cup:
England to switch focus back to 7s
and this:
