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Black Ferns face off against France Women in WXV 1 Round 1 on Fri 20th October 2023 at Sky Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:00. In South Africa it’s at 08:00 SAST, 19:00 NZST in New Zealand, 17:00 AEST in Australia and 23:00 EST in the US.
Black Ferns won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Black Ferns in position 2 and France Women in position 4, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Black Ferns vs France Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Ruahei Demant has kicked a conversion.
What a kick! Katelyn Vaha'akolo takes full advantage to score for New Zealand.
Chryss Viliko (New Zealand) is shown the red card
Renee Holmes does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Morgane Bourgeois kicks the penalty.
The France supporters go wild as Morgane Bourgeois successfully kicks the penalty goal.
A bit of individual brilliance by Cyrielle Banet leads to a try for France
Renee Holmes converts the try.
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u scores the try from close range.
Morgane Bourgeois has kicked a conversion.
A stunning solo try from Emilie Boulard