Womens RWC 2025
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England were a bit jumpy at the beginning, got better as the first half went on and were simply brilliant in the second half. Power, pace, good hands from the forwards, made metres in contact, moved the ball on. EK is all class.
First game in a home World Cup, cheered into the stadium, think it was a full house.
Great start.
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The reffing in that USA v England match was terrible.
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USA: Kelter (12) isn't very smart. She's the same one who stepped on an Aussie's head last time they played. That YC was justified IMHO as she slapped at the ball with no intent to gather it.
Ortiz the scrum half is killing the USA attack - big wind up at the base of the ruck pass means the referee can't really penalise England for offside.
Not that it mattered - I'm up to 45-7 and will fast forward the rest
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@ACT-Crusader said in Womens RWC 2025:
The reffing in that USA v England match was terrible.
She (Aimee Barrett-Theron) is a good chance to get the final.
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@Bovidae said in Womens RWC 2025:
@ACT-Crusader said in Womens RWC 2025:
The reffing in that USA v England match was terrible.
She (Aimee Barrett-Theron) is a good chance to get the final.
Hopefully it’s the blonde Scottish ref
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@sparky said in Womens RWC 2025:
42,723 people attending a women's rugby match in Sunderland would not have been believable ten years ago. A staggering achievement by the tournament organisers.
Yes brilliant to be fair
That’s four home matches for Cardiff in the URC
Hence the financial problems
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@MiketheSnow And Sunderland is hardly a city with a deep historic passion for Rugby. The home of the Black Cats is very much a place where the round-ball football code is king.
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Absolutely
What Women’s sport now has to do is start charging these big crowds realistic entry fees
Then they can legitimately ask for good remuneration
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@MiketheSnow Tickets were £10 for adults yesterday and £5 for children. So a family of four could watch the game for £30 plus petrol, parking and food.
Surely the lesson (in a cost of living crisis) is to price tickets at that level if you want to fill the ground, rather some of the ridiculous prices we have seen for some sporting events where the stadiums end up three-quarters empty.
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The issue is the disparity between support at these types of events and normal club games. Anyone suggesting more support at the lower levels on the back of the success of a hosting nation odds on to win is delusional.
Particularly in a sport with financial pressures, how long can you continue to have a mendicant arm? And I've seen no good evidence that it has translated into more general support each union can offset the cost against.
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@sparky said in Womens RWC 2025:
@MiketheSnow Tickets were £10 for adults yesterday and £5 for children. So a family of four could watch the game for £30 plus petrol, parking and food.
Surely the lesson (in a cost of living crisis) is to price tickets at that level if you want to fill the ground, rather some of the ridiculous prices we have seen for some sporting events where the stadiums end up three-quarters empty.
Agreed
They’ve done a great job of filling stadiums and getting rugby to the masses
But don’t come demanding equal pay when the overall offering is operating at a loss
Wales is losing two men’s teams to subsidise Welsh women’s rugby
Coming to a Union near you if you have a Socialist government
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@MiketheSnow said in Womens RWC 2025:
@Bovidae said in Womens RWC 2025:
@ACT-Crusader said in Womens RWC 2025:
The reffing in that USA v England match was terrible.
She (Aimee Barrett-Theron) is a good chance to get the final.
Hopefully it’s the blonde Scottish ref
Isn't she a NZ ref though?
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@booboo said in Womens RWC 2025:
@MiketheSnow said in Womens RWC 2025:
@Bovidae said in Womens RWC 2025:
@ACT-Crusader said in Womens RWC 2025:
The reffing in that USA v England match was terrible.
She (Aimee Barrett-Theron) is a good chance to get the final.
Hopefully it’s the blonde Scottish ref
Isn't she a NZ ref though?
Hollie Davidson appointed referee for Rugby World Cup 2021 final
World Rugby today announced that Hollie Davidson has been appointed to referee the Rugby World Cup 2021 final, which sees hosts New Zealand face England at Eden Park on Saturday, 12 November.
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Nowhere in world are average attendance at women's club Rugby enough to justify a professional club competition without massive subsidies from the men's game.
That said, what is becoming popular in England are well-marketed one off events. Harlequins got 18,000 paying fans for a post-Christmas game last year. Last year's women's Premiership final got 10,000 and Ilona Maher's debut for Bristol Bears in January against local rivals Gloucester got 9,000.
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@booboo said in Womens RWC 2025:
@Dodge said in Womens RWC 2025:
think it was a full house.
Apart from all the empty seats.
They hid those quite well. A couple of strips around the outside of each block. And there seemed to be plenty of space in other areas.
Just checked, there were c6,000 empty seats so you’re right. Still a world record for a women’s World Cup game. Pretty good result.
