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Black Ferns face off against Ireland Women in WXV 1 Round 1 on Sun 29th September 2024 at BC Place. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 04:00 SAST on SuperSport, 15:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 12:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 19:00 EST in the US.
Black Ferns won the last encounter but Black Ferns are in the best form of 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 3 and Ireland Women in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Black Ferns vs Ireland 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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Dannah O'Brien has kicked a conversion.
Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Erin King picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Renee Holmes has kicked a conversion.
A series of passes by New Zealand results in a try for Mererangi Paul
Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Erin King touching down.
Renee Holmes adds the points for New Zealand.
Niamh O'Dowd (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Renee Holmes adds the two points for New Zealand.
What an effort there by Katelyn Vaha'akolo as they score the try.
The pick and go results in a try for Ireland as Neve Jones goes over.
Dannah O'Brien does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Brilliant skill shown there by Aoife Wafer as they go over the white wash for a try.
Renee Holmes does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Aoife Wafer scores the try from close range.
Renee Holmes has kicked a conversion.
The New Zealand pack has powered over for Atlanta Lolohea to score the try.