England and the Wallaroos clash for a place in the semifinals! 

There the only professional side u see lol

@@morgandunn8163 Yeah and? It's not England's fault that they have set a new Standard for Women's rugby dragging it into the 21st century kicking and screaming, the other teams must now either go professional or accept defeat at every game, I would even argue that it's unfair on England to have to keep playing amateurs all the time as it's holding them back from developing much further, Most of the Rugby Unions have the money to spend developing their women's side the sooner they invest in their teams the sooner the games will improve drawing bigger crowds more sponsors, the women’s games in England have exploded in the last couple of years and the size of the crowds are doubling year on year, to the point where the RedRoses are going to play their first fully independent test at England's flagship rugby stadium with pretty much all tickets put up for sale sold out already, England's money loss funding the RedRoses is shrinking each year and is at the point where in the next couple of years they will make a profit, most Unions can do this if they want to spend the money. They are the ones damaging women's rugby by holding it back.

@@Autofleet4429 england are a country of like 65 million of course they are gonna have a bigger range of players to pick from

@@morgandunn8163 I never said anything about the amount of players England has, but rather that England have allowed their players to train by funding them so they don't need to worry about work, teams with limited players can still be dominant if given the resources and training to become so.

@@morgandunn8163 yes because we’re to blame for your side being amateur right?

Football Ruby, better than the men. No Prema Donnas.

They should enjoy it while they can. As a brit I think they've opened the doors...

Women's sports here in England (at least in rugby and in football/soccer where England are European champions and even beat the USA who are the best in the world recently) have gotten a lot of attention lately - deservedly so, but the southern hemisphere rugby teams won't be resting on their laurels believe me. They'll be a totally different team next WC.

@@TeamCGS2005 that's good to hear !

If New Zealand spreads the ball out to the backs, they'll win.

NZ will not get passed France, England will beat France in the final.

@@ldfreitas9437 I assume you mean against England? That will be tough with the English forward pack tackling them backwards. If the NZ forwards can front up then sure, England will struggle. But it's a big IF

@@Nowhere2B A fair point, I shouldn't write France off so lightly. They play a very similar style of rugby so it should be an entertaining game. I just have a feeling NZ will win though, but we'll see.

1995, 2007, 2019. South Africa has to wait until 2031.

Boring in my opinion. Best try was when the Aussies move the ball left and scored with multiple passes. That's what rugby is supposed to be about. It's turned into League with "legalized" illegal in my day mauls and phony rucks with no contesting to speak of. England has the size in the forwards and I can't blame them to use them and cut the backs out of the game, but New Zealand has had an excellent back division in recent years and might run rampant. Ironic how NZ took what the '71 Lions taught them and went to 15 man rugby in the last half century, and the women's side has followed the men to do the same and that's why they won in 2017.

Well the weather didn’t help

welcome to being a fan of women's rugby, where the only thing more depressing than the lack of funding is the lack of fans

Who would go to a sporting event in those conditions? Watch it at home.

Nope

And yet Australia managed a brilliant try ‘slinging it about’.

@@grahamriley8124 lol yay! Just one!! The whole match just one. Get out of here!

@@grahamriley8124 A tactic that got them a single, solitary try. Great tactics if you like losing!

​@@grahamriley8124 It worked once; the rest of the time their handling was abysmal.

I agree about the officials not getting it right! I thought the English Lock should have been *red carded* as she clearly made *shoulder to head contact* on the Aussie player, as she cleard the ruck. It's been *red card* for Mens team too *exactly same incident Brodie Retallick v Japan* clearing out the ruck shoulder on head contact he got a *red* the English Lock only got a yellow! They clearly dodged a bullet there England as incident happened in the first half they would've been under the pump for remainder of the game.

Incorrect. I have just watched this moment again. The Australia player caught the ball on the bounce about a metre on the correct side of the ten metre line.

Scaz's kicking has been off since she broke her leg, as much as I love her and she still is a world class player maybe Simon needs to start looking at different kickers as his main.

This is fairly typical for Scaz. If you look back at WC 2017, her kicking was off until the final when she locked in and knocked over some great kicks. I’m hoping it’s going to be the same in this tournament

A couple of seasons ago Zoe couldn't miss her place kicks but I know that she had a injury and has never regained that success rate but I would be tempted to make her first choice kicker. ES has been inconsistent for a while, it must be down to her injury also. This needs to be sorted out as the Red Roses cannot afford to miss so many conversions at this stage of the tournament. Perhaps Helena should be getting more opportunity.

It is occasionally like this in UK but not typical.

Without the TMO's prompting the referee would have had an absolute stinker. First match I've seen in this tournament where the referee was sub standard.

@@Dickie2702 You must have missed the first game - back in the day, we would have sent this ref home. The standard overall has beeen pretty poor, but it just confirms that unless you have ever played rugby the instincs are just not there. Handling in the scrum, offside lines arbitrary, try-line positioning woeful, no management but lots of chat when the ball is dead (that's a real giveaway about a ref's performance), and as for the scrums - well, don't get me going! My mate Brian M must be tearing his hair out - or would, if he had any left. Me? - reffed to European levels, then assessed refs for the RFU - but now FAR too old to make a come-back!

@@leplessis8179 I have watched a few games but not all. Poor referring has been rife at international level for years (mens game). It's sad that a few decesions can alter the whole nature of the game. I played to a respectable standard but that was 45 years ago, not the same game as is played today.

@@Dickie2702 Yes, quite agree: it all started in the 1990s, when the RFU appointed two schoolteachers to be head of the refereeing department: like many teachers they could deliver a curriculum, but had no insight or innovation - and the game was changing fast. Referees with character were dispensed with, becausse they challenged the ego-led administrators and exposed them for what they were - which was hopeless. Rob Andrew (Squeaky) was in charge at the time, and if a good player (at times) he was a hopeless manager but 'safe' for the RFU - who eventually 'found him out' and saved themselves £265K a year - yes, that was his salary to achieving nothing. I could go on all day (oh please, do let me!) because I got 'chucked out' as well, for telling the truth about how referee assessments were being 'fiddled' to suit their favourites - completely true. Oh well, now 76, but still refereeing in France when time permits, using less whistle but more verbals these days (What was that penalty for, referee? For being a naughty Boy - now clear off, or I'll tell your Mum what a twerp you were being). Humble player retreats, chastened. Never, ever, failed, and still never does. Happy Days.

Incorrect. It crossed the ten metre line on the bounce, before Australia caught the bounce about a metre past the ten metre line.

Wales can

The back line was very much involved in the game yesterday. The fact that they didn’t make the points is simply a reflection of the conditions. A great team wins according to what they see in front of them, and today’s game was always going to be a forwards’ game. This team has shown, on many occasions, the strength and speed of their back line. You don’t win 29 games in a row by being a one trick pony. Oh, and out of England’s seven tries, only one was scored by the front five. Five came from the back row and one from a winger.

Of course, it was pissing down with rain. Ideal weather to highlight the quality of the England pack!

@@langdalepaul some would say a great team plays according to how much they're paid

@@rabbitss11 for the life of me I can’t work out what you’re implying, but it seems you’re intent on belittling the achievement of the team. I can only think you have an axe to grind.

@@langdalepaul no axe just facts

Your spot on dude👍👍👍. Leaving Mo at home is simply insane.

@@jonchess8844 Totally agree Mo must be gutted not to be there. Always been a class act and never overawed in any game I've ever seen.

Simon Middleton wants the game to be managed by 10 and 12 not by the scrum half - Mo Hunt's style hence he picked Leanne and Lucy and having Claudia as well (similar style to Mo but more versatile). I think that Leanne is a terrific 9 and Lucy has played well and will get better.

Timestamp?

They've conveniently left it out in the highlights. Watch the full game if can. Think was first half. English Lock clears out a ruck but her shoulder hits the head of Aussie girl, normally shoulder on head is *red card* but lucky for England she only got a yellow.

@@MeanAzz_13 Yeah I have had a look. It was deemed to have been partially caused by the England lock tripping over an Australia player on the ground so this was a mitigating factor in the eyes of the ref. I'm not convinced the trip caused her to lose balance to that degree though. It's only a red card in the absence of mitigating factors.

@@amireallythatgrumpy6508 lol tripping that's funny or a let off England would've been under the pump remainder of the game with 14. Incidentally the exact same incident happened Brodie Retallick v Japan 66th minute *shoulder on head contact* clearing out a ruck *red card* no where near as bad as the English clear out you clearly see the Aussie girl gets blown backwards was such force on the head. Lucky I say would've made a huge impact on the game.

@@MeanAzz_13 I doubt England would have been under the pump. They would have beaten Australia with 12. You are correct that it happened with Retallick. That was still quite severe and comparably bad. There is no way the Retallick incident had significantly less force.

They will get a prize for the best Haka no doubt.

The highlights didn't show how England manage to get so close to the try line. When you are within inches of the line and the weather is terrible why risk it going through wet hands? A win is a win, I bet the Aussies wouldn't have minded winning by push over tries..

I bet your a salty jock , sound like a jock with that comment

Suck it up. You saw a masterclass in wet weather rugby. Before you make a stupid comment about Rugby first learn a bit about it.

You don't know much about rugby, eh Alun?

I agree, some of the most exciting women's Rugby ever.

Nobody attends sporting events anywhere these days.

You would need a couple of the ladies from the swimming team out of on the wings in those conditions! 😁😁

Stick to football as you seem to know nothing about Rugby.

AWWW suck it up. It is not our fault you cant organise yourselves.

Not true.

It's not England's fault that they have to play against amateurs, they have set a new Standard for Women's rugby dragging it into the 21st century kicking and screaming, the other teams must now either go professional or accept defeat at every game, I would even argue that it's unfair on England to have to keep playing amateurs all the time as it's holding them back from developing much further, Most of the Rugby Unions have the money to spend developing their women's side the sooner they invest in their teams the sooner the games will improve drawing bigger crowds more sponsors, the women’s games in England have exploded in the last couple of years and the size of the crowds are doubling year on year, to the point where the RedRoses are going to play their first fully independent test at England's flagship rugby stadium with pretty much all tickets put up for sale sold out already, England's money loss funding the RedRoses is shrinking each year and is at the point where in the next couple of years they will make a profit, most Unions can do this if they want to spend the money. They are the ones damaging women's rugby by holding it back.

That's just not true, there's 4 countries with professional teams and another four that have professional players in them.

@@hetrodoxly1203 He has hurty feelings.

If that was the case then Womans World Cup rugby wouldn't have lasted as long as it has Mr ball bags.

5 months later England's Red Roses beat France at Twickenham in front of a 58,498 fans, despite the match being shown live on BBC. Maybe you should reconsider

So why are you watching and commenting?

What do you mean bias? There's no bias with England getting to the five yard line, over and over again. There's no bias in a 30 match winning streak.

I don't now what game you were watching. I think you are just anpther poor little loser.

Side judges ? And you are claiming bias with that sort of in-depth knowledge of the game .

Mauls have always been a thing in international rugby.

Well that has nothing to do with anything.

@@amireallythatgrumpy6508 Yes it does it means they are munters.

@@peterchessell28 Which also has nothing to do with anything...

@@amireallythatgrumpy6508 it means that they find it harder to get shagged.

@@peterchessell28 Which still has nothing to do with anything. Nobody actually cares about that anymore anyway.

Even watching the highlights makes me 🤢 🤕 🤮

Well done, you win RU-vid's stupid comment of the day award.

@@faniecremer4899 Then dont watch. Jeez how dumb.

One day you might say something intelligent. Today is not the day.

Married with children!!