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Nieghorn

Great game Canada. Dominated large stretches. WELL DONE to both teams. Hope the canadians can find the money somehow to setup a pro league of sorts. As great as that would be, I can't see it happening. :( The women's ice hockey league can be a model in terms of marketing / capturing a certain type ...

Nieghorn

Needs to be major change in the structure of NZ domestic rugby I think. Aupiki needs to go for longer at the very least but the BF need more game time. 10 tests minimum a year just to get match practice. The biggest threat now is NRLW as they're going to expand to full year contracts next year with...

Nieghorn

Thought the physicality was absolutely insane today. Laid it all on the line. Just proud of every last one of them. They are the greatest women’s side of all time and it’s official now. Rebuilds in certain part of the squad now look obvious, but a lot are staying which is great news. Hooker, lock, ...

Nieghorn

Hollie's been doing her homework on Canada boring in a lot this tournament.

Nieghorn

FUDGE! Prop in the bin, why not call a scrum and take the numbers advantage somewhere!?

Nieghorn

Hint of a forward pass. Lucky for no TMO check. Back to quick hands though is what they need.

Nieghorn

As I said, England have to stay out of the bin!

Nieghorn

That's nitpicky, but fair call given they're supposed to watch that obstruction.

Nieghorn

There’s also the issue of… England have played in large crowds before and certainly are accustomed to twickenham. Have Canada ever played in a stadium over 20k let alone 80k? Maybe when soundly beaten by England years ago? Close one last year was on home turf, and not a big crowd, though in a big s...

Nieghorn

England need to stay out of the bin. Not sure if Canada's had any issues with cards? Will Canada be brave enough to play 'total rugby' against England? Regardless of the outcome of the final, would the success of this team at this world cup help move Rugby Canada to institute some kind of central c...

Nieghorn

England need to stay out of the bin. Not sure if Canada's had any issues with cards?

Will Canada be brave enough to play 'total rugby' against England?

Nieghorn

Her partner, Laure Sansus, injured during the last WRWC and starting ahead of Bourdon, was unrelenting and attritional and a more aggressive sniper. The RR would have loved her as their SH… On that note, despite the strength of the PWR, there still aren’t any SHs stepping up to replace Hunt or chal...

Nieghorn

Nice to see Heard get involved.

Nieghorn

If you want to nitpick, Ward halted by a French player laying on the ground.

Nieghorn

Afraid to use the backs? If England don't choke, Canada will eat them alive at the breakdown more than France are at the moment. Forwards are too flat, not enough support. Thinking of the next phase without taking care of this one first.

Nieghorn

Just give it, you hero!

Nieghorn

I thought Crossley had torn an achilles due to the weird bulge in her half... oh, that's just her calf muscle? :/

Nieghorn

Kick low to the corners time for Canada. Make NZ play out of their own end (not great kicking is all they have at the moment).

Nieghorn

... like why are NZ going up the middle with their wing firepower!?

Nieghorn

I have been at work the first half... wow, the dominant scoreline!? I wondered, have NZ been predictable / not protecting the breakdown as was their issue the last time they met? Canada's 'total rugby' style to this point has been a treat, 5 tries (with a bunch out wide?) suggest that it's been the ...

Nieghorn

Telegraph are speculating Abby Dow may retire from rugby if England win the world cup. Just because she’s not with a club? Career focus? (She an engineer?) Wants to have a baby? A friend watched a recent interview and, reading between the lines, speculated she’s an item with Aitchison, Sale move tba.

Nieghorn

A replacement has been called into the BF squad for AdP who has been invalided out of the World Cup. Media speculation is on Hannah King or Mererangi Paul. The good money is on Hannah King as she’s played as a second-five more often than Paul and she was pulled out of the Canterbury FPC match v Auc...

Nieghorn

Hahaha ... Scotland player thought she'd snaffled a knock-on.

Nieghorn

Do most Canadian girls play in the English premiership? Is that why they are very good? I think it's a few factors... we have probably more schoolgirls playing than most? Lots of raw talent to choose from. Most will play university, which has traditionally been a short season (Sept-Nov) but now the...

Nieghorn

Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 2:52 pm Lolohea is utterly crap at lineout time yet continues to get selected. Another Bunting stupidity

I imagine Connor was the next choice, but from FPC performances Haupapa-Barrett is still confidently doing the basics very well.

Nieghorn

Probably won't matter now, but give someone else the tee ffs.

Nieghorn

Happy to be proven wrong but Bunting has never come across as a great coaching innovator in the three years he's been there. He and his mediocre assistants are a huge step down from wayne smith and ted in 2021 but I guess everyone coming after them were always going to be a big step down. My stream...

Nieghorn

Ross Tucker talking about women's development for the have-nots. Starts at about 53:40: https://shows.acast.com/realscienceofsport/episodes/tokyo-teasers-womens-rugby-risks-and-doping-double-standards As much as some here in Canada will drop an excuse that we don't have the financial advantages of ...

Nieghorn

Ross Tucker talking about women's development for the have-nots. Starts at about 53:40: https://shows.acast.com/realscienceofsport/episodes/tokyo-teasers-womens-rugby-risks-and-doping-double-standards As much as some here in Canada will drop an excuse that we don't have the financial advantages of E...

Nieghorn

Canada are the embodiment of heads up rugby. Great to watch. After years of being critical of their pick-and-go / kick for the lineout style, it's so nice to see the change (French influence!). I'd argue it's made them better than their individual parts, too. Don't quite have the forwards of Englan...

Nieghorn

Saint wrote: ↑Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:27 pm
freddie111 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:26 pm Need more Dina Meyer
Wrong thread. Where is the NSFW these days?

Saw a recent photo of her recently. She looks fabulous! https://www.instagram.com/dinameyer/

Nieghorn

I hope KOB is ok but that injury didn’t look good. She had an excellent season until the injury in July. Kennedy Tukuafu (nee: Simon) will likely feature in the next match. Who flies in, do you reckon? Ask Hirini to do a Stephen Donald? Mia Anderson's been prominent from the highlights I've seen. I...

Nieghorn

Yes Playing some of the Welsh sides and Zebre is not developing players. But, it needs to be a Super 14 type of competition. Lets face it, the only decent teams they get to play are Leinster/Munster and Glasgow at a push. Then about a 1/3 of their squad plays in Japan. Cant be good Majority are Dad...

Nieghorn

obelixtim wrote: ↑Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:22 am
There might be a surprise coming about the "best player in the world".

Signed a big money contract to play NRLW next season?

Nieghorn

That'll weaken England enough to make it a good game.

Nieghorn

Sara Orchard has some odd turns of phrase, but she is lovely, so I turn a blind ear.

Nieghorn

Knoath wrote: ↑Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:02 am
2. We'll take learnings from that...

What irks me more than the business speak / media trained lazy statement that's seemingly overused now. "Learnings"

"We'll take a lesson from that."

Nieghorn

'They need to earn the right to go wide' x( What's wrong with that? Generally speaking, I tend to cringe at a lot of rugby sound bites and lazy bits of analysis, and this one seems to have been around a while, but it might be fairly true for the modern pro game. Defences too good just to sling it w...

Nieghorn

Just watched the France / England match. There is simply no way to stop the English lineout drive. I don't think anyone should even try. It's a waste of time contesting it on the ground. The only way to defend that steam roller is to get both jumpers up. Contest it in the air. If they miss it, they...

Nieghorn

Have Ireland kicked much? I am unsure of our ability to cover it as I don't know if we see it much. The one fullback we have played much of her career as a 10, the other who steps in is from 7s. I can think of moments where Tessier found herself back to receive, probably because she kicked and immed...

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