Anyone But England! - Round 1

[Which Tyler]

South Africa vs France
Eden Park, Aukland
2.15am (UK) ITV

Ref: Maggie Cogger-Orr
TJs: Sara Cox & Kat Roche


South Africa:
1 Sanelisiwe Charlie
2 Lindelwa Gwala
3 Babalwa Latsha
4 Nolusindiso Booi
5 Rights Mkhari
6 Sizophila Solontsi
7 Sinazo Mcatshulwa
8 Aseza Hele
9 Tayla Kinsey

10 Libbie Janse van Rensburg
11 Simamkele Namba
12 Aphiwe Ngwevu
13 Zintle Mpupha
14 Nomawethu Mabenge
15 Nadine Roos

16 Roseline Botes
17 Asithandile Ntoyanto
18 Monica Mazibukwana
19 Catha Jacobs
20 Lusanda Dumke
21 Unam Tose
22 Zenay Jordaan

France:
1 Annaelle Deshaye
2 Laure Touye
3 Clara Joyeux
4 Celine Ferer
5 Madoussou Fall
6 Charlotte Escudero
7 Marjorie Mayans
8 Romane Menager
9 Laure Sansus

10 Caroline Drouin
11 Emilie Boulard
12 Gabrielle Vernier
13 Maelle Filopon
14 Joanna Grisez
15 Chloe Jacquet

16 Agathe Sochat
17 Coco Lindelauf
18 Assia Khalfaoui
19 Manae Feleu
20 Emeline Gros
21 Pauline Bourdon
22 Lina Queyroi

[Which Tyler]

Australia vs New Zealand
Eden Park, Aukland
7.15am (UK) ITV

Ref: Aimee Barrett-Theron
TJs: Sara Cox & Kat Roche


Australia:
1 Liz Patu
2 Adiana Talakai
3 Bridie O’Gorman
4 Sera Naiqama
5 Atasi Lafai
6 Emily Chancellor
7 Shannon Parry
8 Grace Hamilton
9 Iliseva Batibasaga

10 Arabella McKenzie
11 Ivania Wong
12 Sharni Williams
13 Georgina Friedrichs
14 Bienne Terita
15 Pauline Piliae

16 Ashley Marsters
17 Emily Robinson
18 Eva Karpani
19 Michaela Leonard
20 Grace Kemp
21 Layne Morgan
22 Trilleen Pomare
23 Lori Cramer

New Zealand:
1 Phillippa Love
2 Luka Connor
3 Amy Rule
4 Joanah Ngan-Woo
5 Chelsea Bremner
6 Charmaine McMenamin
7 Sarah Hirini
8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u

9 Kendra Cocksedge
10 Ruahei Demant
11 Portia Woodman
12 Amy du Plessis
13 Stacey Fluhler
14 Ruby Tui
15 Renee Holmes

16 Georgia Ponsonby
17 Awhina Tangen-Wainohu
18 Santo Taumata
19 Maia Roos
20 Kendra Reynolds
21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu
22 Hazel Tubic
23 Sylvia Brunt

[Which Tyler]

Little bit of a PITA doing that, the way it's set up - someone else can do Sunday's matches if they want - though I doubt there will be much chat about USA v Italy or Japan v Canada.
Wales v Scotland might.

No teams up for Sundays matches yet anyway.

[Which Tyler]

Bet the kiwi press wil be upset that the Aussies left their mark during the Haka - how dare anyone acknowledge, respect and accept the challenge?!

Aus hot off the mark in the opening quarter as well - though I'm not sure they've built enough of a lead. NZ will get their hands on the ball at some point.

[Which Tyler]

How the hell is that not red for Aus 7?

Shoulder to face, with force does not make "low danger"and no mitigation does not make "therefore yellow"


Shit like this is not helping me to love rugby.
And they're not even doing an HIA? WTF?