Black Ferns 2023
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No surprise.
Allan Bunting announced as Black Ferns Director of Rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced former Black Ferns Sevens Coach and Black Ferns Manager of Culture and Leadership Allan Bunting will now take the helm as the Black Ferns Director of Rugby.
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@Higgins said in Black Ferns 2023:
@Bovidae Goodness, Manager of Culture and Leadership. Call me ignorant but how could that possibly be a full time position? Maybe we were more capable of thinking and working things out for oursleves way back when.
It worked. They won.
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It appears that Wes Clarke also applied for the job. That would have meant his wife (Farah Palmer) would have had to abstain from voting.
No assistants have been confirmed yet.
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@Higgins said in Black Ferns 2023:
@Bovidae Goodness, Manager of Culture and Leadership. Call me ignorant but how could that possibly be a full time position? Maybe we were more capable of thinking and working things out for oursleves way back when.
Or maybe we weren't ?
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@Stargazer said in Black Ferns 2023:
@Dan54 Your post sounds like you're trying to start a shitfest. Just don't!
Of course I not, you lost your sense of humour? FFS .
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World Rugby Pacific Four Series returns with WXV qualification on the line | World Rugby
World Rugby today confirmed details for the Pacific Four Series 2023, the annual cross-regional tournament contested by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA that acts as one of the principle qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV.
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World Rugby today confirmed details for the Pacific Four Series 2023, the annual cross-regional tournament contested by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA.
In 2023, the Series will take place over three windows and kicks-off with a mouth-watering opening round fixture between Canada and USA in Madrid on 1 April.
The second round will see Australia host Rugby World Cup 2021 champions and Pacific Four Series 2022 winners New Zealand in late June. The Series will then culminate in Canada when all four teams will compete over two weekends in early July for the right to be crowned 2023 champions. Dates and venues for the final three rounds will be announced in due course.The World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 schedule optimises and complements the existing women’s domestic and international competition calendars for 2023. The cross-regional, international competition also acts as one of the principle annual qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV with the top three placed teams qualifying for WXV 1 and the fourth-placed team securing a place in WXV 2. The host locations for WXV will be announced next month.
World Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin said: “After a hugely successful and ground-breaking RWC 2021 in New Zealand, 2023 will be another exciting year for women’s rugby with WXV set to make its debut in October.
I didn't know that it was already certain that the WXV would start, this year.
“We have worked closely and collaboratively with competing nations and host unions to optimise the existing women’s international and domestic calendar for this year’s Pacific Four Series. With a significant number of USA and Canada players based in Europe, playing round one of the Pacific Four Series 2023 in April takes advantage of the extended break these players would have faced while the domestic competitions in England and France pause for the Women’s Six Nations. We are delighted to be bringing the Pacific Four Series to new territories, including Spain in Madrid and hosting the final two rounds in Canada.”
In addition to the first round in Madrid, Spain and South Africa will face off against USA and Canada respectively on 25 March as additional test matches at Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Spain and South Africa will also meet on 1 April.Pacific Four Series 2023 match schedule:
Round 1
1 April, 2023
Madrid, Spain
Canada v USA – 17:00 local time
Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Round 2
June 2023
Australia
Australia v New Zealand – KO TBC
Round 3
July, 2023
Canada
Canada v New Zealand – KO TBC
USA v Australia – KO TBC
Round 4
July, 2023
Canada
Canada v Australia – KO TBC
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More info about the WXV:
WXV | Official Site
The official site of WXV, with ticketing and event information, live streaming, news, videos, fixtures and results.
It looks like Fijiana will get a spot in XV2, although they probably will have to qualify for it in an Oceania tournament first. South Africa will probably get the African spot in this group and Japan the Asian one.
Samoa (most likely) or Tonga will probably have to compete for a spot in XV3. Kenya for the African spot?
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So looking like only one (possible) home game this year.
Terrible planning by NZR when the impetus is here and now
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Given the long gap between Aupiki and tests it will be interesting to see who hangs around.
Quite a few players have been lining up stints in Japan or Oz to earn some $.
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From Stuff:
The Black Ferns will take on the Wallaroos in Brisbane on June 29 and face them again in New Zealand on September 30 in the annual battle for the O’Reilly Cup.
New Zealand Rugby announced on Thursday some details around what the world champions’ test schedule will be for 2023, although there is still plenty of it to be confirmed, including where the trans- Ta$man test in New Zealand will be held.
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@Stargazer All grounds would be available as the last football game (at Eden Park) is on 15 Aug.
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@Bovidae Okay, so no excuses for not allocating this game to Wellington, Napier*, Christchurch or Nelson, for example (Dunedin already gets enough ABs tests).
*If Napier is an option after the flooding, not knowing what the conditions will be like by that time.
