England v Australia, Saturday, 5.00pm, BBC2

[Quel Carreleur]

Ref: Aurelie Groizeleau
TJs: Precious Pazani, Amelia Luciano
TMO: Quinton Immelman

England:
1. Hannah Botterman
2. Amy Cokayne
3. Maud Muir
4. Rosie Galligan
5. Abbie Ward
6. Morwenna Talling
7. Sadia Kabeya
8. Alex Matthews

09. Natasha Hunt
10. Zoe Harrison
11. Jess Breach
12. Tatyana Heard
13. Megan Jones
14. Abby Dow
15. Ellie Kildunne

16. Lark Atkin-Davies, 17. Kelsey Clifford, 18. Sarah Bern, 19. Lilli Ives Campion, 20. Maddie Feaunati
21. Lucy Packer, 22. Holly Aitchison, 23. Helena Rowland

Australia:
TBA

 

[Jimbo]

Really looking forward to this one, sole game I’m attending and with a football fan who obtained the tickets via his football season ticket, will try and concentrate, probably get a little side tracked from the game trying to explains decisions and rules.

 

[Hmmmmmm]

1. Lydia Kavoa
2. Adiana Talakai
3. Asoiva Karpani
4. Kaitlan Leaney
5. Michaela Leonard
6. Piper Duck
7. Ashley Marsters
8. Siokapesi Palu (c)
9. Samantha Wood
10. Faitala Moleka
11. Desiree Miller
12. Trilleen Pomare
13. Georgina Friedrichs
14. Maya Stewart
15. Caitlyn Halse

Reserves
16. Tania Naden
17. Faliki Pohiva
18. Bridie O'Gorman
19. Annabelle Codey
20. Emily Chancellor
21. Tabua Tuinakauvadra
22. Tia Hinds
23. Cecilia Smith

 

[Ddanno]

Really looking forward to this one, sole game I'm attending and with a football fan who obtained the tickets via his football season ticket, will try and concentrate, probably get a little side tracked from the game trying to explains decisions and rules.

Make him watch a YT video on the basics and then throw your hands up yelling 'I don't know' whenever there's a scrum decision during the game

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

so USA and Samoa play before this. Australia will know the target before hand it's going to be a somewhat funny watch.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

USA gets bonus point so now this game means something to Australia.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Did she just say that England have never lost a RWC pool match?
Wow!

 

[9215.]

Yes, drew against Canada in 2014, won the rest

 

[Saintjay]

Looked a mile forward

 

[AlRums]

Good well worked try

 

[AlRums]

That looked well forward

 

[ShropshireAllBlack]

That looked well forward

5m at least, but Oz are getting on the ref’s tits.

 

[AlRums]

I was about to say England getting away with the lot of offside

 

[Saintjay]

TMO clearly stuck in the beer tent que for England's first try then.

 

[AlRums]

Good clearance by Kidunne

 

[AlRums]

Another loss of control

That's the TMO needing to get his body armour on

 

[9215.]

That doesn’t look good for Botts, hope it’s a quick recovery, particularly given she was injured for the last final.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Aus doing what they need to so far.
They'd rather make it an open game, and score their 4 tries, but if they can drag us into a dogfight, they'll take it

 

[AlRums]

Great 50-22

 

[Quel Carreleur]

What am I missing?
Scrum penalty to England for... there not being a scrum?

 

[AlRums]

Crap decision

 

[AlRums]

What am I missing?
Scrum penalty to England for... there not being a scrum?

Well free kick, but yeah

Ref didn't like that Australia had won 100% set piece

 

[AlRums]

I think to be honest, the scoreline really flatters England.

 

[9215.]

What am I missing?
Scrum penalty to England for... there not being a scrum?

Moore was convinced it was a penalty but I’m pretty sure it was a free kick, so early push maybe?

 

[AlRums]

Moore was convinced it was a penalty but I'm pretty sure it was a free kick, so early push maybe?

It was a free kick to England for the early push without the ball by England, I went back and looked

Moore thought it was a penalty and was asking why the referee didn't say what the offence was

 

[9215.]

Not the scoreline I was expecting at this stage, we’ve been slow to start each game so far, hopefully we can come out strong in the second half.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

It was a free kick to England for the early push without the ball by England, I w my back and looked

So yeah, Aus ball, or were missing something
Or... Aus pushed early, and England responded in kind, and more so, I guess

 

[AlRums]

So yeah, Aus ball, or were missing something
Or... Aus pushed early, and England responded in kind, and more so, I guess

That's two poor decisions that have put England ahead, take those out of the equation it would be level pegging (7-7)

 

[AlRums]

Careless and lucky

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Not anymore, but... yes.


The quick 50:22 was the right decision, until she second guessed herself, at which point it was no longer on, but we got lucky