HIGHLIGHTS: Black Ferns v Canada | Ottawa | 2023

Catch up on all the best moments from the Black Ferns Pacific 4 clash against Canada in Ottawa.

[@mikelowry28mark64]

Brilliant game. Watched the kiwi girls walk over aussy without breaking a sweat. Was happily surprised with a a real tough match this time. . Hard as nails from the canadian ladies! Awesome. Should be extremely proud. Well coached. Brilliant. (From a kiwi)

[@tuttyusbuttyus]

Great game! Brunt and DuPlessis are an awesome pair in the centres.

[@wakaroawaata1586]

Yip I totally agree indeed. Awesome players centre pairing for some time to come I reckon.

[@thomas-bz7or]

​​@@DarkMoonWayfareratatu midfield pair will be even better. Grace & Amy both 24yrs old and will be the black ferns midfield pair for the years to come. Brunt only 19 so plenty time for her. Image there's an U20 Championship for women's rugby, Brunt will destroy any team at any day.

[@headintheclouds6935]

Proud of our ladies for being an amateur nation. Can't wait to see what professionalisation could do for Canadian rugby

[@oramonika9758]

I'm a Kiwi and you should be very proud of your team's performance, grit, and tenacity. Canada stand up

[@claudelejal7401]

They need make team professional girls from over see. ,or girls first Nations from Canada.

[@FunnyFunFunTime]

Absolutely! The more Canada has exposure vs. the top international teams, the better development they will get. At 21-28 that is a quality performance after 55 minutes. However, New Zealand teams are notorious for playing the full 80 minutes. Usually it is the last 20-25 minutes that teams fade away on energy or lack of fitness, due to the fast pace at which we play. Love from Christchurch, NZ.

[@suecaithness4874]

Canada did well, half of their team does play professionally.oversees...NZ only went professional full time last year....Black Ferns definitely had more skill and flare....great games for all to play.....

[@Samizouza]

A women's edition of MLR with the US would help alot

[@saveit4last]

What a game of rugby!! The black fern women's never fail to impress me but wow the Canadians put a resilient performance despite the score line

[@kasaralaimani8777]

Women’s rugby is moving up & I’m here for it. Well done Canada for giving it 💯 & Congrats to the Black Ferns, awesome performance 👏🏽

[@ericmarseille2]

Love, love, love women's rugby...Very good match!

[@Pihasanddunes1]

That was a helluva game, and an electric atmosphere. Heaps of respect to the Canadian team and their supporters. They posed questions of our Black Ferns that Aussie didn't.

[@Trajan2401]

A good weekend for NZ comfortably winning all 3 games All Blacks,Black ferns and the NZ XV

[@drisszyani3497]

Rugby country

[@orangemelody1911]

Don't forget the wahs won too

[@Trajan2401]

@@orangemelody1911 oh and the Warriors 😁

[@thomaswebby2]

@@orangemelody1911against the table top panthers as well

[@SweetMana24]

Under 20s play Aus soon

[@michaelguest4247]

Canada's coach Rouet said it best we're close and yet so far away. Canada has a lot of heart and stuck in there but in the end the Black Ferns are a complete team with all the skills. Our backfield is years behind the Black Ferns.

[@at_brunch3852]

Truly!! A lot of heart out of those Canadians!!

[@wakaroawaata1586]

Well done ladies, kicking down doors busting through walls, with a little soft touches excellent indeed.

[@mikelowry28mark64]

And well done Canadian crowd!!.

[@Huimatewaka]

Bad luck Canada you showed up and played well, Up the Black Ferns well done wahine ma.

[@delta2080]

Black Ferns absolutely stole the show and ran away with it in that second half. Awesome game of rugby from both teams!

[@drisszyani3497]

Imagine that Wayne Smith will be the mentor of the black ferns and ABS coach razor in 2024 !😍😍😍 He will change them in the coaching to innovate always . They will be unbeatable .

[@dubemccready7438]

wow Black Ferns - Canada was in the game in 1st half and it was good to see but 2nd half it is all about your fitness skills, speed, & communication and that never give in attitude has become a trade mark with all our womens / mens Rugby Teams.

[@tirahuks1]

Beautiful to watch. Well done Black Ferns!

[@johnshand6176]

Great game played in good spirit from both sides.

[@multipletanksyndrome]

Why is it that ONLY rugby has this recognition of Indigenous cultures?

[@charlesray9674]

Britons are indigenous?

[@ItsMe-fs4df]

That crowd was on fire! Ferns going from strength to strength

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Wtf are you talking about. The stadium is near empty

[@Rotavegas1]

@@michaelmarama-de4gx more people ever at a woman's game in Canada...that's what they mean

[@beamishpirikahu3145]

Great effort Canada , improving all the time

[@teevis3620]

Congrats Black Ferns. Don't give up Canada 👏👏👏

[@user-sg7ko3wh4v]

Canada seems good team, but NZ is too strong!

[@retimanahaerewa5430]

Great to see the growth of the team since winning the world cup

[@commonsense6702]

Well done Canada, you played against the world's best. Kia Kaha sisters, you know you/we can do this, Kiwis right behind you.

[@shanengatai3607]

Whoa awesome women's rugby. Canada hanging in there. But Blacks Ferns too good. Great game.

[@hankgoldenshaft]

This came on auto play and I couldn’t take my eyes off it. These women can play!

[@obaraabraham9934]

Women rugby showing some pure class.

[@MeanAzz_13]

Great game Canada are beginning to be a *force in rugby,* awesome from the Ferns though they were *put under pressure* n made mistakes, they still stacked up some good tries.

[@FunnyFunFunTime]

It would be amazing if some Canadian players integrate into NZ domestic teams. I think it will really help expedite the development in their game which already has wonderful potential. Love from Christchurch, NZ.

[@hohepateika1]

Great game from both teams. Awesome Black Ferns - Wahine Toa 🖤🖤🖤❤🖤🖤🖤

[@huepix]

NZ were relentless and gotta give credit to a very good defensive effort by Canada in the first half. Positioning rather than willingness caused the breaches.

[@stevehughes1510]

A good game from Canada, well done. The Ferns will need to stem the rolling mall tactic from their opposition. Good on ya kiwi girls.

[@CoolCoyote]

Yeah nah canada actually showed quite a bit, far more than aussie did, Ferns too strong though, mentally could not maintain for the whole game like they did last week though. 7/10 match rating

[@davidjv9800]

Great game, good resilience from the Canucks but hard to stop the Black ferns on a roll

[@stundardutch5320]

Womens Rugby bring very entertaining matches well done to both teams

[@hohaiareihana4571]

Really good pronunciation of the ingoa Māori much respect to the commentators 🇳🇿

[@Rayzajw]

Better than Nisbo that's for sure

[@krismacdonald7397]

Really like these commentators

[@Takirua66]

Well done Canada, Finally a team to reckon with

[@tipenemokaraka-hiriwa8074]

Two thumbs up for the Canadian women's team.. Plenty of grit and in a few years will roll into the top tier. Our women were just another level higher and it showed right to the last minute.. Well done all!!

[@georgepatuaka391]

Wow Canadian women’s rugby is coming on great well done Ladies you faced off with an exceptional team in the Black ferns

[@fabmanly1070]

They’re looking better all the time.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great game, Black Ferns! It'll do them good to have some good competitive games like this - Canada really "hung tough" and were difficult to cope with but eventually the Black Ferns stamped their authority on the game and had a useful win.

[@caseydent3199]

Props to the commentators for giving the pronunciation of the Maori/PI names a crack.

[@MaoriAussie]

Classy

[@kurimacolga1585]

Incredible game women rugby has come a long way .... the physicality and skill and pace ... wow ..... they really gave it to each other ... keep it up ...

[@TheBlackJersey]

So good to see Kelsey back!

[@garywagner2466]

Hmm. A bit of work required on Canada’s defence. Good to see them wake up and put some points on the board, but then weak tackling let the Ferns run rampant. Tries should not be easy at this level.

[@learningisgrowing]

Equality of opportunity is a beautiful thing

[@richardmatatahi4563]

Well done Canada My apologies for thinking the Black Ferns were going to run away with the game, wasn't the case. Also great to see Amy du plessis getting more game time and player of the match and bringing in new faces to the squad really is good to see.

[@ferreiraronald7873]

Yes great to see Amy being rewarded for her tireless work ethic. It must have been heartbreaking being left out of the world cup squad but she took it like the brave warrior that she is and now is surely a permanent member of the Black Ferms. What incredible talent this team seems to have. And it's still a work in progress, that hasen't reached its peak as yet., and when it does , watch out England and France. And the big stars like Portia, Stacy, Sara,Teresa, Ruby from the Black Ferns sevens haven't participated this year.

[@Marius_vanderLubbe]

Really well played.

[@jamesrangi1988]

Women, commentators, bang on!!!

[@kitchnerletsholo3575]

Proper performance!

[@bittersweet340]

Think they should be looking at developing Canadian women professionally... they have potential, they have a power game if they can get that right with their forwards they'll be better off in the future, be good to see these women getting paid... However NZ are a all rounded team that likes to play fast and move the ball because that's our DNA to limit their attack the opposition needs a good defence structure to shut them down...

[@suecaithness4874]

Imagine if the Black Ferns has their 6 superstar players playing from the World Cup that are on sabbaticals or on 7's duty....Portia, Stacey, Sarah, Therese, Ruby, Kendra....so much talent in NZ....way to go Black Ferns......

[@markhislop168]

fantastic game girls 👏👏👏

[@noelineroth6120]

Thats how it's done. No mucking around WOO WHO ! Congrats Black Ferns 🖤🤎💜💙💚

[@gabrielsadaraka494]

Canada did better than Australian 😅

[@kasaralaimani8777]

By far! Canada actually came to play

[@brianwhetton9621]

Well done NZ; great TEAMWORK :) commiserations Canada; do not stop.

[@magnusskol6512]

Great game, women’s rugby 📈📈

[@enterthecarp7085]

#13 Black. SMART among many talents 🍻

[@28ft]

Women’s rugby every bit as good as the men’s game now.

[@cardinia1]

great crowd footy exciting to see women warriors of the world square up with the Aotearoans

[@WTF2024WTF]

Amy & Alana my best players for this game.

[@evangelist6277]

Well done girls, we're proud of you.

[@daleennis9939]

All should be proud to be competing with top tier rugby nations, I watched and was proud of the Canadian women....And Im a kiwi !!

[@NoelLago1]

Gracias, un Buen Partido. Visto hasta 10´

[@mickwhitehouse7537]

Awesome stuff ladies well done KIWIS

[@sagamauga8074]

Awesome job ladies! 👊 World Champions🏆

[@karltait9716]

Toa Wahine Kia Kaha

[@samael9445]

"Kiwi damaged", 👍👊

[@toreakatu8264]

Awesome our girls

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Well done Black Ferns. Well done Canada. Another great example of Women Power. Rugby wins again

[@hainisuafa8049]

Congratulations. BLack. Fern. Pretty. To. Watch. Your. Games. Stay. Safe. And. Stay. Strong. God. BLess. You. ALL.

[@robertcollins403]

Can I watch a full game black ferns vs Canada

[@jasonmoser8957]

Canada's backline D is horrendous. Tackling wins championships

[@khayasontsele8984]

Number 13 had a blinder!

[@michaelaflaig2489]

Cool

[@danielwatson6000]

Where too Now ..???

[@reflectingtrees]

Ka pai

[@francishooper9548]

The next big improvement in the women's game will be the improvement in the quality of referees - this is what is required for it to progress. This ref needs someone to explain the offside rule to her.

[@rodrowlands3330]

And at the Black Ferns first try, pulled Canadian players out of the way to see if the try was scored, before awarding it!

[@charlesray9674]

The referee was one of the officials at the last World Cup (I'm not sure about the assistants both of whom were from the US). Some of the non-calls were frustrating. I thought there were a few blocking that should have been called and there was a knock on that should have stopped play. There was a high tackle on Canadian player, but heard the explanation of it wasn't called. The second half was okay, but that restart call on that Canadian scrum because the ball "exited the same tunnel".... Canada hooked the ball back, but NZ just pushed them off the ball. If the ball popped out a few seconds after placing it in, I would understand the call. (I'm going to use the same principle when reaching out with the ball to down) That ball had two actions after it was fed into the scrum: the first movement was that it went to the back of Canada's scrum and the second movement was the lost of possession when NZ pushed over the ball. Normally, a restart is called when the feeding of the ball comes back without neither side gaining control.

[@Rotavegas1]

@@charlesray9674 ohh you forgot to mention canada laying over the ball and over the blk fern players

[@ChristopherX.]

Well done Black Ferns,was closer there in the 2nd half than i wanted,but ran away in the end.And canada at home did good there till the later tries made the score bigger for the BF team.But will they play like this again against us,or only at home,have to wait for there next test,not sure later in year,or next year or both. More regular tests against us,like last couple years could make them better on the end?.And think the pac 4 series,is every year now,but look at BF's when against aussie,some tests been close and others more a large score to the BF's.🏴👍👏

[@TheMan-qq5fr]

❤

[@anarepulea8843]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@csjrogerson2377]

The first try awarded to NZ was a travesty. She was tackled and held. The struggle fest on the ground should not have been allowed. Not that it made much difference in the end. It's technically good rugby and the teams are well trained, well drilled and fit, but its just so slow. The ref was hopeless at spotting the numerous offsides by the Canadians and the NZ try when No 13 kicked forward, there were 2 Kiwis offside as they were in front of the kicker when the ball was kicked.

[@mosesecaucau5748]

🖤

[@22DaylightDawning60]

Te pukukaha a tā koutou mahi e ngā Mamaku!!

[@karolarasselnberg4157]

Congratulation Girls 🇳🇿

[@WTF2024WTF]

I'm hoping Womens Rugby will not suffer the same as Mens Sevens. Money took it away from us.

[@multipletanksyndrome]

The Ferns couldn't stop England's maul in the Cup final. Canada showed that weakness again. New Zealand HAS to fix their maul defense.

[@charlesray9674]

There were a few times they stopped it, but in general, no one completely stopped it. The Black Ferns scored a few times eight months ago including one against England.

[@belleray2]

Why have a referee if she can't see?

[@samoanmaori100]

Are the rules different in women's rugby or something ref sure missed a lot of breakdown infringements

[@N8TVFFN]

Silver Ferns are better than the All Blacks Period!!!

[@fu8713]

Awesome girls Simply amazing 🤩 🤙🤙

[@paulandersen8396]

Is that artifical turf?

[@charlesray9674]

Yep! Poor Renee Holmes

[@georgemonsall2789]

New Zealand will have referees against them just like Canada's first try

[@levihawkins6211]

Newzealand is rugby men and women

[@karlrensburg3472]

Ka pai girl's

[@charlesray9674]

If this was Canada vs the All Blacks, would the match had been played on artificial turf? 🤬 Renee Holmes' looked awful!! 😱

[@claudelejal7401]

Canada need team girls first Nations only with Canadian 💕

[@claudelejal7401]

One first nations players in the teams why not. (Or ever she play or not )...same for the boys. A mascotte ...

[@samtiueti9584]

Hard for professionals to play smoothly when they are against amateurs like Canada and their commentators

[@dawsonb6040]

i hate turf fields

[@miroslavdaniel3413]

Špica holky