Women's RWC

[Pfitzy]

lose our next game to Wales by heaps?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Week 2 supercut

I've also been backfilling match highlight video as they're made available which seems to be two days after match day.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Marsters suspended for three weeks, Talakai no further sanction as YC1 was for a technical infringement.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[qwerty51]

Patu backup hooker I’d assume? Did we bring a 3rd hooker?

 

[RugbyReg]

Patu backup hooker I’d assume? Did we bring a 3rd hooker?

yep, Taidia Naden from the Brumbies. Patu and Maddie Schuck both have also played hooker before.

 

[RugbyReg]

Wallaroos team to play Wales at Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, on Saturday 22 October, 2:15pm NZDT / 12:15PM AEDT

1. Liz Patu – Queensland Reds
2. Adiana Talakai – New South Wales Waratahs
3. Bridie O’Gorman – New South Wales Waratahs
4. Michaela Leonard – ACT Brumbies
5. Atasi Lafai – New South Wales Waratahs
6. Emily Chancellor – New South Wales Waratahs
7. Shannon Parry (C) – Queensland Reds
8. Grace Hamilton – New South Wales Waratahs
9. Iliseva Batibasaga – New South Wales Waratahs
10. Arabella McKenzie – New South Wales Waratahs
11. Ivania Wong – Queensland Reds
12. Sharni Williams – Australian Rugby Sevens
13. Georgina Friedrichs – New South Wales Waratahs
14. Bienne Terita – Australian Rugby Sevens
15. Lori Cramer – New South Wales Waratahs

Reserves

1. Tania Naden – ACT Brumbies
2. Emily Robinson – New South Wales Waratahs
3. Eva Karpani – New South Wales Waratahs
4. Grace Kemp - ACT Brumbies
5. Piper Duck – New South Wales Waratahs
6. Layne Morgan – New South Wales Waratahs
7. Trilleen Pomare - Western Force
8. Pauline Piliae-Rasabale – New South Wales Waratahs

 

[Dan54]

I have to say one of the real enjoyable things with this tournament is the relaxed and fun the women seem to be. Was watching on news when a new girl is named as captain, there seemed genuine happiness even from players missing being in the squad with yahoos and hugs all round. Same as when the teams go to schools etc, saw the Scots girls at a school in Northalnd, and it seemed fun for everyone. They tend to remind me that the bloody game, even in a WC etc, is meant to be about enjoying the experience, and I bet a lot of young girls will be thinking, hey this looks so much fun, can I play too?

 

[RugbyReg]

Wallaroos team to play Wales at Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, on Saturday 22 October, 2:15pm NZDT / 12:15PM AEDT

1. Liz Patu – Queensland Reds
2. Adiana Talakai – New South Wales Waratahs
3. Bridie O’Gorman – New South Wales Waratahs
4. Michaela Leonard – ACT Brumbies
5. Atasi Lafai – New South Wales Waratahs
6. Emily Chancellor – New South Wales Waratahs
7. Shannon Parry (C) – Queensland Reds
8. Grace Hamilton – New South Wales Waratahs
9. Iliseva Batibasaga – New South Wales Waratahs
10. Arabella McKenzie – New South Wales Waratahs
11. Ivania Wong – Queensland Reds
12. Sharni Williams – Australian Rugby Sevens
13. Georgina Friedrichs – New South Wales Waratahs
14. Bienne Terita – Australian Rugby Sevens
15. Lori Cramer – New South Wales Waratahs

Reserves

1. Tania Naden – ACT Brumbies
2. Emily Robinson – New South Wales Waratahs
3. Eva Karpani – New South Wales Waratahs
4. Grace Kemp - ACT Brumbies
5. Piper Duck – New South Wales Waratahs
6. Layne Morgan – New South Wales Waratahs
7. Trilleen Pomare - Western Force
8. Pauline Piliae-Rasabale – New South Wales Waratahs

Lafai out injured (ankle injury). Kemp to start and Kaitlan Leaney onto the bench. Lafia's workrate has been outstanding. Kemp a real impact player so it will be a challenge

 

[Pfitzy]

Iliseva Batibasaga – New South Wales Waratahs

TBH think we need faster service, and a skipper who will eventually get in the ear of the ref about all the stoppages.

Against Scotland their fullback was 40m upfield getting attention when a lineout was supposed to happen. Play on!

 

[Adam84]

Wallaroos up 10-7 against Wales, a certain try went begging after referee got in the way in the first half.

Wallaroos competing well against a better resourced and paid team, hopefully the conditioning doesn't impact in the later parts of second half

 

[qwerty51]

This is an extremely tough watch.

 

[Adam84]

Wallaroo scrum with complete domination going forward and not been rewarded, yet when the scrum collapses it’s a penalty to Wales… strange

 

[Adam84]

A match defined by defence, whoever scores next wins IMO

 

[qwerty51]

The touch judge and ref just awarded a lineout to Aus from a Wales kick on the full from clearly outside the 22.

What the fuck? How can that be acceptable and not picked up by anyone.

 

[qwerty51]

Australia playing absolute braindead stuff.

Kick it.

 

[Adam84]

A match defined by defence, whoever scores next wins IMO

Australia.scored next. Not pretty but well done beating an opposition who feature professional players

 

[Pfitzy]

Our decision to hold versus pass really needs work. We should have won that game with another 2 tries minimum but either offloaded too early or too late. We must have made at least 6 handling errors within Wales' 22 and too many bad decisions 5m out.

The ref stepping right into the line of fire in the first half - stopping a 5 on 2 overlap - did not help.

Some of the discipline is just awful TBH - silly little things at ruck and maul that relieve pressure on the opposition.

Grace Kemp made a massive difference to our scrum.

Grace Hamilton had some ridiculous stats out of that and was streets ahead as POTM.

Batibasanga limits our attack. McKenzie's boot in general play needs improvement.

 

[Pfitzy]

Refereeing was better this game - and I should think so, being Cox - but there were a lot of players in the side and latchers hitting the deck that weren't penalised. This determined the shape of the game as both teams love a stop-start fixture.

 

[Dan54]

Well 45-0 to Black Ferns at oranges. By geez there some girls got skills in that team. Fitzpatrick at 12, Bremner at 6 and Hirini at 7 are just 3 that look pretty good players. At the rate they going Wayne Smith is still going to have problems deciding his best team!

 

[Pfitzy]

Well 45-0 to Black Ferns at oranges. By geez there some girls got skills in that team. Fitzpatrick at 12, Bremner at 6 and Hirini at 7 are just 3 that look pretty good players. At the rate they going Wayne Smith is still going to have problems deciding his best team!

Was interesting to see the second half much quieter. Not sure if that was the plan but the first 40 was one way traffic