Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host
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@Stargazer and @other womens rugby followers does NZR release the 7s players for the RWC? You'd want that talent, especially in the backs when going for the cup.
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@Nepia Yes. A good number of the BF 7s team were involved in the last RWC team.
I will be interested in how many from outside the upper NI travel to watch games.
Edit: Here was the team for the 2017 final. Bolded are current/former sevens players.
Selica Winiata; Portia Woodman, Stacey Waaka, Kelly Brazier, Renee Wickliffe; Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali, Kendra Cocksedge; Toka Natua, Fiao'o Faamausili (capt), Aldora Itunu, Eloise Blackwell, Charmaine Smith, Charmaine McMenamin, Sarah Goss, Aroha Savage.
Replacements: Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, Sosoli Talawadua, Aleisha Nelson, Rebecca Wood, Lesley Ketu, Kristina Sue, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Carla Hohepa
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@Stargazer When is the team being named?
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Full Details: bit.ly/bollocksitisnotfulldetailsbutatersearticlewhereisthefixturelistffs
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The draw for the Women's RWC has just taken place. Pool C seems the toughest pool with both England and France.
I really hope that COVID-19 won't spoil the tournament and that Kiwis embrace it and turn up to watch. We're such bad supporters of women's rugby compared to the 6 Nations countries.
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@Stargazer how the fuck can they organise this so close to the cup, am impossible task, surely? I thought it takes three fucking years to sort it out, based on standings that are essentially ancient history
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@Machpants Haha, you don't really need an answer to that, do you? But in case you do: fewer teams and very few international and national travelling fans (this applies even more in this time of COVID), so easier logistics.
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@Stargazer really is bollocks cos World Rugby are crap. Football world cup is drawn within a year, rugby should do the same. Cos we ended up with a ninth ranked team in the top band at the time of the draw, god knows what it will be like buy the time off the tournament. They should just do thr whole lot totally random
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Don't like the three pool set up.
@Stargazer does it work like Olympic 6s? ie., top qualifiers plus best runner-up to semis?
Seems both brutally cutthroat and and only unfair.
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@Bovidae Ranked 4th in the world. May have to do with the fact that they were well beaten by Canada during the International Super Series, last year. Couldn't do anything to change their position, this year, after losing 10 -33 to England, last week and not getting further than a draw against Scotland, the week before.
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This decision should mean 4 pools instead of 3 and the contrived SF matchups.
World Rugby has confirmed that the women’s edition of the Rugby World Cup will expand to 16 teams from 2025 onwards.
Rugby World Cup 2025 set to break new ground as tournament expands to 16 teams | World Rugby
World Rugby has confirmed that the women’s edition of the Rugby World Cup will expand to 16 teams from 2025 onwards.
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The match schedule for the WRWC has been confirmed:
Black Ferns' pool games:
Full match schedule: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2021/matchesMedia release World Rugby: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2021/news/612375/rugby-world-cup-2021-aims-to-set-new-match-attendance-record-as-match-schedule-is-confirmed
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Here's the World Rugby statement about the Women's 2021 RWC:
World Rugby has made the difficult decision to recommend the postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021, scheduled to be hosted in New Zealand between 18 September-16 October, until next year. The recommendation will be considered by the Rugby World Cup Board and World Rugby Executive Committee on 8 and 9 March respectively.
While appreciating the recommendation is extremely disappointing for teams and fans, it has their interests at heart, and gives the tournament the best opportunity to be all it can be for them, all New Zealanders and the global rugby family.
The recommendation is based on the evolution of the uncertain and challenging global COVID-19 landscape. It has become clear in recent discussions with key partners including New Zealand Rugby, the New Zealand Government and participating unions, that, given the scale of the event and the COVID-19-related uncertainties, it is just not possible to deliver the environment for all teams to be the best that they can be on the sport’s greatest stage.
The challenges include uncertainty and the ability for teams to prepare adequately for a Rugby World Cup tournament both before and on arrival in New Zealand, and challenging global travel restrictions.
World Rugby can assure teams, New Zealanders and the global rugby family that the recommendation to postpone the tournament will help to ensure that Rugby World Cup 2021 will be all it can be next year for players, fans and the rugby family – one of the great Rugby World Cups.
Further updates will be issued following the Rugby World Cup Board and World Rugby Executive Committee meetings next week.
Rugby World Cup 2021 statement | World Rugby
World Rugby has made the difficult decision to recommend the postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021, scheduled to be hosted in New Zealand between 18 September-16 October, until next year.
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Scene set for super-charged Rugby World Cup as new dates in 2022 confirmed
- Matches will take place between 8 October–12 November, 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei
- RWC 2021 tournament window increases from 35 to 43 days (including 5 days ahead of first match)
- Match schedule prioritises player welfare with five-day minimum rest days
- Revamped format with all fixtures to be played on weekends with triple-header matches scheduled per day
- New Rugby World Cup 2021 brandmark unveiled, including bespoke te reo Māori version for tournament promotion in New Zealand
Rugby World Cup 2021 will feature increased rest periods for all teams following World Rugby’s confirmation of the revised tournament dates which will now see New Zealand host the tournament between 8 October-12 November, 2022.
With the ambition of super-charging the schedule for players, fans and the host nation, the tournament window, including preparation ahead of the first match, will be extended from 35 to 43 days resulting in all teams having a minimum of five rest days between matches. This aligns with the approach recently approved for the men’s competition.
The extension of the tournament window, also allows for a revamped tournament format that will see all matches take place on Saturdays and Sundays, with no overlap, meaning fans will not miss a moment of the first women’s edition of a Rugby World Cup to be hosted in the southern hemisphere.
With the tournament starting later in the year, players and fans will benefit from warmer weather and longer daylight hours. The pool phase will be played on the weekends of 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23 October, 2022 at Eden Park, Northlands Events Centre in Whangārei and Waitakere Stadium.
The quarter-finals will take place on 29-30 October followed by semi-finals on Saturday, 5 November. The bronze final and RWC 2021 final will be played on Saturday, 12 November, with Eden Park set to create history by becoming the first stadium to host both the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup finals.
A detailed match schedule and broadcast timings will be announced at a later date.
