The saying Kia Kaha covers so many areas and when you combine that with the team spirit our B.Fs have, you have champions. A credit to themselves and New Zealand.
Great composure and adjustment to stick to your systems BFs. Took the brunt of the US (post-red carding) onslaught and came back to take control of the match rather convincingly. Way to go USA, took your chances when you could and certainly not lacking in intent. Great tourny and some fantastic skills on display by all the wahine toa!
The difference between a yellow and red card should be determined by the fact of it being either intentional or careless as opposed to accidental. The fact that another player was involved does not make it any less punishable
i think it was the level of danger involved. Face to face is pretty much an unintentional head butt, dangerous for both players, so careless. The other one was shoulder to side of face. The result of getting sandwiched. Neither intentional or careless, and less dangerous.
still not a red. As a referee myself I understand what u mean but we have to look at the other angles and reasons for the dangerous tackle. U have a good point never the less
There’s a lot of reffs that give the game to who ever has them on pay roll. We had one like that. After that game we F**ked up that ref and gave him our own red card 😂😂
USA seemed to run out of steam despite a player advantage. Tired, cramping up, and having the ball stripped. Too bad they squandered the lead, but the Kiwis never give up. Interesting match.
In the men's game a red card is 20 mins and they can replace the player, not that that deserved a red card. If they weren't down a player (key player) this would have been another half century or worse. Really proud of you girls
@@conorcahill5422 they really do need to bring that rule in, it would keep games from going lobsided, because if it were the U.S that had the red and yellow game over
@@kelsyn21 I disagree, the red cards are here for a reason : to protect the integrity of the players. Getting one means you've made a dangerous mistake. Professional players just need to learn how to tackle properly if they don't want to penalize their team for the rest of the game.
I love the diversity within the team by that I mean pakehas are so majestic and unique they basically balance the ambiance and mana within the game Polynesia and Māori sister are built for specific roles and abilities and they have a whaunu mentality you fight for the mighty BLACK FERNS you become included into one awesome family 😊😊😊🎉🎉
She down from 2:14 (of 80:27), so, would be 98% of the match. Hahaha. Making the time so accurate is just to illustrate the challenges they face, so to show my respect, and they did a great job.
US international rules based order i.e. opposing player gets red card for accidental head contact while US player gets yellow card for intentional shoulder charge.
I thought Chelsea Bremner was an unsung hero. She made a lineout steal, made a huge difference in the power of the scrum (locks provide much of the pushing power in a scrum) and made a lot of hard yards carrying the ball. I notice the scrum victories started coming for NZ once the 1st choice forwards came off the bench.
@@okbutthenagain.9402The Black Ferns will be forever rent free in the Red Roses head. There are interviews with players like Abbie Ward who actually admit this.
That yellow was a bit odd. The NZ player was actually rising. I can't see how that would be a mitigating factor. Had the other tackler not forced the ball carrier up, it would have been square on the temple.
Why world rugby not bringing in the 20 minute red card is beyond me, it's been trialled at the highest level and so many red cards are completely unintentional.
@@JaemanEdwards If you position yourself poorly when you have time to position yourself well and you contact the head, a card is appropriate. It's only a rugby indicent of either player changes direction at a speed or time that makes the reaction almost impossible. That's the mitigating factor. Had the player been falling in the tackle, I'd then call it a rugby incident.
@@IronmanKiwi I'd say in the professional game just get rid of the onfield red card altogether and just have every yellow referred for review and have the option of the upgrade to 20min red card or a full red card. If someone has a complete meltdown a full red card is sometimes appropriate.
I don't want to sound like I am mansplaining anything but I do know a little about tackling. Your traps and shoulders and arms are what you should use for tackling... You pick a style of tackle you want to do with those tools, and then you execute that tackle while getting your head out of the way. I understand that often you only get a split second to decide what tackle you want to try, but every option should include you getting your head out of the way.
Playing like the world champions they are. The Black Ferns are all class. Being a player down actually made this game more interesting. The USA need to incorporate the substantial attacking threats of the sevens girls after the Olympics. Naya Tapper, Sammy Sullivan, and offload queen Ilona Maher would give this team some much needed strike players.
Referee were trying to help USA LMAO; it was a head on head contact (Black Fern #9 was wrapping her arms like what any Rugby Union player should be doing - not like the Red Rose in the 2021 Rugby World Cup final where she didn't even tried to wrap her opponent)
much of what folks are describing as the US playing better in the first half especially was actually absolutely abysmal refereeing- I'm not arguing the red card, it was in the end a fair call although the yellow for the US for a similar offense, downgraded from red because a second tackler was considered mitigation which in fact it was not as it did not cause the ball carrier to significantly drop in height nor did it impede the angle and sight of the offending tackler, should also have been red- however the US were constantly allowed to be offside and often entered mauls from the side which was similarly ignored- indeed the second US try, from a so-called "quick tap" by the US #7, wasn't even tapped (see minute 4:21 on this video), and ref missed it- that being said, Ruahei was certainly the steadying influence needed before halftime and the senior players subbing in certainly made the difference, but too important experience gained for the starting lineup not least "guess what, we're a player down, deal with it"
They no longer ref these games they police them the tmo is looking for something to penalise all game accidental head contact is automatic red card and any contact to the head is immediately pulled up its ridiculous like they might aswell put tags on them or play touch footy
There was a white on black high tackle. Forearm on neck, immediately after the red and yellow cards.. not called at all. And a dump tackle in the same play. Only a penalty. And it's not as if the other 76 minutes of the game were not talking about were any better from the ref really.
There is a clear separation between the ‘starters’ and those players outside the 23. Defensively those players who were given a start today were poor. The experienced players who came on showed their class.
Rosie and Grace selected to tour in specialist positions...Backline was dysfunctional. therefore Tenika should have gone to 9 Sevens players can play anywhere
@conorcahill5422 how do you know I was or wasn't?I hung up my boot last season after 30 years if you must know... you have absolutely no idea what injuries I've along the way. Probs best keep ya thoughts to yourself bro
@@benstanley1849 Well, let's say you did. Then perhaps for a guy who played for 30 seasons, somehow, the fact you disregard a deserved card for a serious offence committed by a player who should have known better raises concerns about what you may have taught those who play the sport. If you were a player, you would not call this decision a 'joke'. Especially when you look at the climate of head-related injuries that were negligibly ignored.
As much as the referee TRIED to keep the USA in the match, N Z was just too good///BUT WARNING....as the USA will have MORE money to poout into this the integrity of te game needs to be considered NOW!
@JaemanEdwards Look at the top womens players in the US right now are Polynesian. Majority of the USA women's team should be players from Lindenwood and Life. Don't know how players from IV league schools get in over Lindenwood when their schools play lesser competition and quite frankly aren't anywhere as good. The D1 elite All American team every year are basically an All Poly team. Select them. Too much politics and favoritism in the selection process
I don’t know know how USA selects its players,but I know of players whose 19 and still play against women,there team wins in California and taxes and Minnesota already,but they should be here for USA
Referee were trying their best (considering the TMO didn't give a recommendation for a Red unless the match has that sound bite) - from this replay (he/she didn't gave that at all) - how fair are the TMO if they have a bias against Southern Hemisphere teams
@@okbutthenagain.9402 I am from Malaysia; I am not a referee but the laws for head on head is hard to mitigate; the #9 was trying to wrap her arms around and was late... she at least attempted to wrap unlike the Red Roses in the previous Woman Rugby World Cup finals (no attempt at wrapping the player and went head on to hit Portia Woodman only) - the two is also a red card but vs USA were slightly 50/50 (HEA for both players is needed only) - but I am not a referee (neither are you) - I am just speaking objectively cos I watched this replay and World Rugby of the finals (two is not the same) (USA player could continue I think)
@@okbutthenagain.9402 yellow card was a suitable considering the attempt to wrap while tackling (not like she went to hit her opponent with her head) - that would be stupid for a professional player; amateur might happen but for these kind of players is a rarity
Getting like their male ref's useless can't keep up with play make your own rules but never mind that ferns just played there game plan and attacked with purpose way to go wahine toa
@@okbutthenagain.9402we did exactly that last year and won the world cup for it remember? Also we usually don't have to play against the ref and without a halfback at the same time as we play England.
