Mon 14 Nov: Women's RLWC SF: England v New Zealand KO 7.30pm

[bratman]

No knock on for me

[Chrispmartha]

2 minutes ago, bratman said:

Good crowd in, looks like really smart stadium

Its a fantastic little ground really impressed 

[ehbandit]

England playing against 14 women here

[shrewsbury roughyed]

Is that knock on of you juggle it backwards , it touches no one and you catch it?

[Futtocks]

Just now, Bedford Roughyed said:

Hardcastle and Winfeild-Hill the new Walker and Welsby...

Chev and Elton?

[jacksy]

The eng captain needs to get in to the refs ear about these leeways.

[RBKnight]

Craig Richards must be really confident in his starting XIII if he's leaving Hollie Dodd off the pitch for the whole of the first half 

[PEANUT HEAD]

England coach having a word with the ref.

[moorside roughyed]

The girls are doing well and seem to be in good spirits.

[Northern Eel]

There's a way England can win this, but it needs the element that their male counterparts missed out on at the weekend. Manage the game, play the sets. 

I hope that the half-time talk can instill a belief that they CAN do this. They need to be so mature in this second half and keep battling away.

[graveyard johnny]

noticed in interviews whatever the score at ht or ft the girls are always smiling 

[JonM]

Two very good teams - a real step up from the Women's Super League.

[sentoffagain2]

7 minutes ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Hardcastle can't cope with Hall.

  Some men's SL centres couldn't cope with Hall.

[Farmduck]

6 minutes ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:

Need to get back to our earlier kicking game. Keep it away from their Ferrari of a full back

She almost gave the game away. When Covid knocked out the NRLW season she had a bay and didn't think she could get back up to standard. The Gold Coast rang her and convinced her t come and join their new NRLW team and now here she is. I don't know if she's still a cop.

[Mattrhino]

Just now, jacksy said:

The eng captain needs to get in to the refs ear about these leeways.

Looks like the coach is doing just that.

[Spidey]

Just now, PEANUT HEAD said:

England coach having a word with the ref.

That never ends well

[north yorks trinity]

NZ dominating physically, ably helped some one-eyed officiating. Suspect she knows and respects the kiwi players more and that any bias is purely subconscious. We'll do well to win it from here but we might just have more energy at the back end if we can keep if close and keep at least a share of posession.

[gingerjon]

Five years ago, England 'only' lost the first half to the Kiwi Ferns 14-4.

Then lost the second half 38-0.

Looking at just how much defensive effort England have put in, they're going to need to start the second half so strongly *and score* to avoid something similar happening again.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

England will be happy with that HT score in view of the play.

[Hanover XIII]

Just now, PEANUT HEAD said:

England coach having a word with the ref.

Yeah. Not surprised. Thought some high stuff was let go. 

[Man of Kent]

Encouragingly contented look on the England girls’ faces. NZ have made nearly 200 metres more but are only two points to the good. 

[MatthewWoody]

Great 1st half. 

Not sure we can last 80' at this intensity. 

Definitely in love with women's rl.

[Bedford Roughyed]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

Chev and Elton?

Watkins....

Too many W's

[Midlands hobo]

1 minute ago, jacksy said:

The eng captain needs to get in to the refs ear about these leeways.

Big Craig was in the Badgers war as she was walking off

[moorside roughyed]

Just now, MatthewWoody said:

Great 1st half. 

Not sure we can last 80' at this intensity. 

Definitely in love with women's rl.

That's what's worrying me. I hope they don't get knackered.