The Black Ferns won 34-31 against England to become world champions on home soil. The New Zealanders, who have already defeated La Rosa four times, retain their sixth world title and remain the tournament’s most successful team.
The New Zealanders bounced back from a poor start against another of the tournament selectors. England know how to find themselves in a game quickly and with effort Ellie Kildoon, In one of the tournament’s early visits and First Emily Cogan’s three hits, He led by 14 points in the first quarter of an hour.
But that brilliant start by the Europeans was punctuated by a move that would determine the fate of the rest of the game. 17 minutes into the game, England were sent off Lydia Thompson for a dangerous tackle. The locals quickly took advantage of this situation and closed the gap with effort Georgia Ponsophie And success Aisha Letty-Aika.
Despite this setback, the British decided to avoid a possible storm from their rivals, and then tried to regain a considerable advantage so as not to suffer. successes Marley Packer and from again Emily Cocain By the end of the first half, they had once again given La Rosa a comfortable advantage that left them to decide at the break how to deal with the missing player. Or at least prevent Black Ferns from using that advantage.
But this was not the case for the British, who found a renewed New Zealand and a moment of finality before their people. Black Ferns came next Success in efforts to get them back into the game. The first of these came in hands from the locker room Amy Fate. A minute later Stacey Waka He did the same and before concluding his 10-minute closing speech, Crystal Murray He scored to give the home side the lead for the first time in the tournament.
However, England found staying power in the game and clawed back Emily Cockayne closes out her treble And he returned the favor to La Rosa, who devoted himself to defending as best he could for the rest of the game. But the physical collapse of playing almost the entire match with one less player took its toll on the Europeans, who were once again hit by Ayesha Letty-Ikea less than ten minutes from time to put New Zealand ahead. At the very least.
In an atmosphere of pure tension, the rest of the match maintained that margin and England took center stage in the rush to the finish. This was seen until the last play, in which La Rosa had a line just meters away from the opponent’s goal. But a heroic heist at the height ended the game for the locals and became the two-time world champion.
It was a tough road to the end. The Black Ferns finished another great match and won World Cup for the sixth time, there are already eight editions. After beating France 25-24, they beat England 41-23 in the final of the 2017 World Cup in Ireland, now two-time world champions.
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