Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Women's Rugby World Cup Semi Final preview
Three time champions New Zealand will be looking to make it to the final and pick up their fourth successive trophy as they play France in the first semi final. At this stage, theyre looking strong and its hard to know if the French will be able to stand up to their might, even if they will be in their unfamiliar changed strip of white jerseys.
They now have 17 consecutive World Cup wins, dating all the way back to 1991. Loose forward Casey Robertson is unsure of what to expect from France today.
"They are such an unknown team. They played so poorly against Sweden, who they should have put away, and I think they will definitely put out a big first 40 against us.
"We need to stay on top of them and go out there and finish it off. We beat them well in the last World Cup but they were still scrapping till the end. The hard thing with France is that once they know they are beaten it turns into a a scrap so you have to just focus on staying controlled and disciplined," she said as she aims for her third World Cup title.
In the later game, England, top seeds after the pool stages, host old rivals Australia in what should be a fascinating meeting with a massive crowd in attendance.
"This is a huge game and as such we have picked an extremely experienced side to take on the Australian challenge," said coach Gary Street.
"It's certainly going to be exciting to play at the Stoop and we are hoping to have the same great support that we have enjoyed at the Surrey Sports Park.
"The Australia-England rivalry is great in every sporting contest and I am sure it will be no different on Wednesday. This is going to be a tough semi final and we won't be taking anything for granted. There are definitely no easy games in a World Cup semi-final."
You can watch both games live online at Rwcwomens.com , as well as highlights and replays of previous matches. New Zealand play France at 18:00 local time, while England host Australia in their game at 20:15. If youre in the UK or Ireland, you can watch on Sky Sports.
Time: 04:17
Note: Thanks to the IRB
Posted at 1:40 pm | 11 comments
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Bradders September 01, 2010 12:57 pm
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You sad git! For someone who just writes 'first'. Penis.
Should be a couple of great games but you can only imagine, based on previous results, that it will be NZ v England final which will be great.
Lets hope England get the win this time round.
You sad git! For someone who just writes 'first'. Penis.
Should be a couple of great games but you can only imagine, based on previous results, that it will be NZ v England final which will be great.
Lets hope England get the win this time round.
Anonymous September 01, 2010 1:02 pm
These will be great games. I hope to see highlights on rugbydump.
Anonymous September 01, 2010 1:05 pm
Black Ferns to win . Their backs are at a totally different level .
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Johan September 01, 2010 1:52 pm
Dito, the ferns looks to be in a different class than the rest...
Flooz September 01, 2010 3:40 pm
"The hard thing with France is that once they know they are beaten it turns into a a scrap so you have to just focus on staying controlled and disciplined"
Lol, i didn't follow women rwc but the tactic in order to put pressure the referee seem are the same
French are vicious, give us penalties and the win thx :)
Lol, i didn't follow women rwc but the tactic in order to put pressure the referee seem are the same
French are vicious, give us penalties and the win thx :)
Rob September 01, 2010 5:35 pm
Ferns showing that class atm... I think it's funny that the starting FH wasn't in the squad and only got in through injury. 45 years old as well! (But I feel for whomever was supposed to be the starting FH! - Brazier's been doing well at 12, but Mahoney has only got part time play so far.)
Denny September 02, 2010 5:57 am
Anonymous said...
These will be great games. I hope to see highlights on rugbydump.
Me too because I just cannot get any videos from the womens WC site to work on my Mac. I downloaded Silverlight as they tell you to but that doesn't work either. Oh well.
These will be great games. I hope to see highlights on rugbydump.
Me too because I just cannot get any videos from the womens WC site to work on my Mac. I downloaded Silverlight as they tell you to but that doesn't work either. Oh well.
Anonymous September 02, 2010 1:59 pm
Nicole Beck's try saving tackle on Fiona Pocock, and Maggie Alphonsi's dump tackle against the USA NEED to be shown on here ... at least for a future episode of TS&RB!!!
Anonymous September 02, 2010 3:41 pm
Yes please, more womens rugby on Rugbydump! I do believe there's quite an amount of female readers, so won't hurt to see some highlights from time to time.
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