Ireland stun the World Champions 🤯 | New Zealand v Ireland | Highlights | WXV 1

[@AngluLatvietis]

I'm only a part-time rugby watcher, and this was the first time I've paid attention to women's rugby. I really enjoyed this - plenty of quality and a great game. Congratulations to Ireland.

[@squidandchips]

Well done Ireland, I didn't see that result coming. That'll make other teams sit up and take notice. No.6 is a hell of an athlete!

[@speleokeir]

Yep, she had a blinder!

[@LFire12]

Aoife Wafer, Leinster and Ireland, and only 21. Has a helluva of a future.

[@Husnain237]

She's been the standout player for Ireland since the six nations, absolute talent

[@knikolas3145]

I think she could be the o’driscoll moment for this team. She could single-handedly pull this team out of the doldrums.

[@padgedunbar9400]

Aoife Wafer is from near my neck of the woods. Ballygarrett, in north Co Wexford. (I'm from the other end of the parish in Courtown). I'd know her dad and a lot of the Wafer side of her family. Delighted to see one of our own doing well on the international stage. Aoife is a star in the making. Well done to all on a fantastic victory. Loch Garman agus Eire abu!! 💜💛🇮🇪

[@lost_boy]

This is exactly what the WXV is about. Incredible result for Ireland, they've been on the verge of being a special team for quite some time now, and here they pulled off an incredible result. Wish I'd have put a a wager on, the odds must've been amazing.

[@AlphaNevada123]

I agree and the standard of rugby has improved vastly over the last few years especially as several nations have gone professional. The problem I have as mentioned elsewhere are the near empty stadiums. Crowds were never going to be like they are in England but why did they think it was a smart idea to play this match in a near 50,000 seater stadium when it looked almost empty. I suspect this is a combination of poor planning, advertisement and marketing by the organisers and World Rugby who I generally think aren’t actually that interested in women’s rugby but are paying lip service to it

[@cruise2023]

Awesome play Ireland, There were moves seldom seen which brought results, catching NZ off guard.

[@Shendersonsports3003]

Congrats Ireland from Scotland! Love how both of our nations are progressing under the new Celtic league system. Hopefully this is just the start of more to come!

[@Poweroftouch]

Great game ! Well done Ireland that's a fantastic win !!! From not qualifying for last world cup ,and poor 2023 six nations, this year huge improvement. Crazy they have only played eachother 3 times . So important teams get to play eachother in wxv and autumn tests, not just the six nations and rugby championships before world cups .

[@lesmondk3376]

Don’t forget NZ are working there way up to the wc also lots of new players just take it as it comes Ireland

[@knikolas3145]

@@lesmondk3376 hey of course New Zealand are a factory and always will be. They can pull talent out of anywhere at any moment. That’s why we should enjoy this moment with Aoife Wafer being our hero right now

[@Andrew-l7y]

Fabulous, stunning performance, stunning result. Heartiest congratulations to the whole Irish team! ❤❤👏👏👌👌💐💐👏👏👍👍❤️❤️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@neilbennett9281]

What a great match. Well done Irish girls/ladies.

[@soupermanz]

Absolutely brilliant for the Irish. The dominance of England & NZ needs to be challenged, and hopefully this will inspire other countries.

[@speleokeir]

Canada did well against France too.

[@LFire12]

@@speleokeir Canada were excellent, should be a belter of a game between them and Ireland on the weekend.

[@DarkMoonWayfarer]

Canada could win the competition.

[@adrianlloyd6403]

Great result.Really well played Ireland.For women's rugby we need to see more teams to be competitive against NZ,England and France.Fantastic for the sport.

[@leightonsaxby4865]

I agree but also can’t forget Canada it is good to see the lower bit as good team compete with the best ie England, New Zealand and France and Canada

[@adrianlloyd6403]

@@leightonsaxby4865 True.My mistake I should've included Canada in the mix after their latest win!

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

​@@leightonsaxby4865 Canada were great against France but to be Fair, Canada have been at the top of the rankings for a while. Coming into this comp rank 2nd, whereas Ireland have barely been in the top 10 for a while now. Slowly working their way up. I think people are mixing up the 15's with the sevens.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

The improvement in this Ireland team is off the scale. Beating Australia a few weeks ago and now this epic win against NZ. Well done ladies. We are all so proud of you.

[@Lancebins1]

How fun was that? Well done Irish ladies.

[@Winchester6161]

Well done Ladies .

[@Martin-pb7ts]

Wow. What a result. Really well played.

[@Natedawg38]

Frickin amazing. Well done ladies. Compared to the snorefest closing round of TRC this was by far the most satisfying game of the weekend. Aoife Wafer, brilliant stuff.

[@stevehughes1510]

Well played Ireland, caught our kiwi girls out a few times.

[@7april61]

What a result! What a performance of guile and courage! ☘

[@petertrott5107]

Brilliant Ireland 🇮🇪 💚 ☘️ well played.

[@BRIDINC1972]

🇨🇮🍀🎉🎊 Well done Ladies, great game.

[@yasintuitive.peinture.5673]

magnifique équipe d'Irlande..❤ quels progrès bravo.. Le Canada aussi à fait de beaux progrès.. la France ! elle régresse..! bravo les coachs..

[@marlecmarine5393]

Really good game, both teams fought like lionesses....fantastic victory for Ireland.

[@SportySport-um8ik]

Well deserved Ireland! Fantastic performance by the women in Kelly Green 🥰

[@jascollinscork]

Congratulations to our girls 💪🏼💪🏼🇮🇪 hopefully our lads can do same in November 🤞🏻

[@fredkemp9735]

Fantastic display from Ireland, so hard working and gritty. Can't wait for when they play England. Good to see Scotland doing so well too.

[@ciarankelly4338]

Congrats to both teams-close game and well done Ireland!

[@twalsh51]

Extraordinary performance and well done girls. ☘️☘️

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

Many congratulations to the fantastic Irish ladies,historic win!!❤🎉🔥🍾🥂

[@lowerorchard]

Excellent result for Ireland. Such a shame so few people are watching live. That match would’ve been sold out in Ireland or New Zealand or England.

[@Mtl7925]

We hosted WXV1 in NZ last year and the crowds were no better

[@keshoasubuhi]

Ireland were clearly very well prepared and rehearsed - some brilliant dummy moves among the forwards that had NZ no idea where the ball was

[@ciaranoconnor1949]

Tremendous win. Deserved it.

[@PAULTAVAI]

Great game from both team . But Ireland gave everything on this one

[@LeornianCyng]

SMC starred in the Olympics in Paris and in the SVNS. So happy she’s playing XV’s too. Absolutely stunning performance by Ireland to beat The Black Ferns.

[@MrAhuapai]

Fantastic effort from the Irish team. They really look well drilled. In Wafer they really have uncovered a top class performer .She will only go on to get better and better which is a scary thought. Frustrating day out for the Kiwis. They left about 20 points on the field. Terribly ill disciplined and clearly took the Irish team for granted. They persisted with shifting wide and just got caught time and time again behind the game line. They needed to be far more direct in their carries and focus on executing the simple elements.. They certainly lack the midfield incision of Stacey Waaka and Theresa Setifano nee Fitzpatrick who were sensational in the RWC final but now are playing league and sevens .The teams has gone backwards since the last world cup and on this current form will be lucky to make the semifinals of the next RWC. If it was the All blacks coach Bunting would be under serious pressure for his job right now.

[@dicksonr.ogumbo1162]

The scream at the last kick🎉😂😂😂

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

@World Rugby we need this brilliant clear Ref in the URC . Shes better than at least two i could mention 😮😮..

[@speleokeir]

Fantastic competitive match and a brilliant win for the Irish girls. Great stuff!

[@ManaBlack208]

Much respect Ireland 🇮🇪 👏 Blackferns outplayed,buntings balls are on the chopper 🍒 🔪

[@derek6579]

Ouch!😮

[@jamesbong4928]

A bit harsh that 🍒

[@RedRock-PlasterPanelPaint]

As a NZ supporter well done Ireland girls you can see the emotion they had when they won they played really well

[@Evanッ]

Lets go! I am Irish and we won! LETS GO!

[@tullochgorum6323]

That was really something - imaginative, organised and well-coached. The talent pool is widening, and it's only good for the game.

[@pdalaigh]

Well done ladies! 🇮🇪👍🇵🇸

[@JohnHarty-sn4yr]

Brilliant win …fabulous performance by a superb team

[@frankcumming658]

So proud, what a performance what a result!

[@1bert719]

I recently read an article by a (supposed) expert who believes the 6 nations should be 2 tier because England have been dominant for a couple of seasons. This type of result proves that knee jerk reactions are silly and I'll advised. Let the girls play and the beauty of results like this will be all the more important. Well done Ireland.

[@1HappyBob]

Hard-hitting Irish team!

[@markshields5883]

Brilliant result, go Ireland from an Irishman living in Christchurch

[@ssrmy1782]

Great for women's rugby

[@w0033944]

The improvement n Ireland is massive.

[@Bananabread511]

Yes well done ireland 🇮🇪 👏 🎉

[@Johro66]

Brilliant game, well done Ireland!!

[@marklunnon-wood9227]

Brilliant rugby Ireland

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

Wow Couldn't have made the last ten minutes more nail biting!

[@princehassaniii530]

Always loved the Irish ☘️. Well done ladies. 3🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

[@petermurphy1696]

The Irish ladies are now under new management, and by heavens the difference is incredible.

[@colmgeiran3476]

Bloody great result! So proud.

[@Roddy1965]

Stunning victory!

[@chriskona7652]

That was some great rugby!

[@erictranvouez8592]

Un très beau match, un très bon résumé (bravo!). Abonné!

[@BetterHumanz]

Blackferns dont get their shit together fast they will get hammered by Canada and France. Canada looks strong as hell. Well done to Ireland for winning this you deserved it and great to see your improvements...

[@DarkMoonWayfarer]

They don't play Canada. They play England then France.

[@DJYoue]

Love seeing Ireland and Scotland in the ascendancy!

[@davidcullen1956]

Fantastic

[@phillipfortinbras3896]

Brilliant ladies the seed of ambition glows bright

[@kevindoherty4105]

Magic

[@silversolver7809]

Great highlights, that's how to do it!

[@Hadleurslf]

Congrats Ireland! They were consistent throughout. Too bad NZ, standard has dropped since WC final

[@guysingleton9611]

Superb game, superb Ireland

[@Z00Maddict]

Brilliant, particularly as they appear to be playing on an enormous velour curtain

[@fintanlawton9502]

Congrats Ireland what a great game

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

Well done girls 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

[@rogerpulbrook]

They looked so sharp when they got a sniff in the 22. The #6 looks a player.

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

TMO applied the Laws of the game, do not like it, play another game called "allow Ferns to win, despite infringing the Law"!

[@kelbatt7729]

What country was the TMO from? All you need to know.

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

@@kelbatt7729 Yep, sour grapes, had to happen!

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

@@kelbatt7729 Who was to blame for your Pacific 4 loss? TMO again? Is it ever that other teams are just better (on the day)?

[@MichaelMcColl-v9x]

Well done.Awesome.

Brilliant from Ireland. I've never seen a conversion go over off the post before.

[@LFire12]

Really? Happens a LOT.

[@jonraha588]

Formidables ces Irlandaises, !!

[@michaelbaker7499]

Hell yeah. Go Ireland!

[@donbrashsux]

Ireland an amazing win 💪

[@JohnP-4k]

Ireland No1 BEST TEAM 💪💪

[@jeremyrameka1634]

Well done Ireland awesome

[@RBel5553]

Wafer No.6... the real deal this year for the women.

[@bobburroughs6241]

A great win.

[@mr_smell_nice]

🙂 Brilliant! 💝

[@JimmieCooper-le6vj]

NZ underestimated Ireland !! Brought back to eatth with a bang !!

[@JimmieCooper-le6vj]

It's earth !!

[@x-latetv-x6816]

​@@JimmieCooper-le6vjyou can just edit your comment to fix the earth spelling

[@JimmieCooper-le6vj]

@@x-latetv-x6816 Aawwh I did it the same day just for you !!🤡

[@meref9973]

I don't think they underestimated Ireland. I haven't seen any improvement from the Bf's since the final of the last world cup against top sides like England, Canada, France and now Ireland. There's no obvious game plan. They just shuffled the ball around from side to side without any go forward. It's so predictable. There's a lot of talent in this team, they just need a coach that can bring the best out of them. It's hard to watch especially when I know what they are capable of.

[@JimmieCooper-le6vj]

@@meref9973 👌

[@cjmc123]

Great game, never gave up.

[@garyrigelseven6929]

Epic.

[@Jeanemilr-hn7tj]

Magnifiques Courageuses Flamboyantes IRLANDAISES, SON FLANKER NUMÉRO 6 FORMIDABLE ❤❤❤❤❤

[@SkarmerBillias]

Well Done Ladies

[@michaelstuart777]

There should be the same time limit on loose mauls going sideways (not forward) as there is in regard to stationary loose mauls. The fact that a forward pack moves sideways shows that it is not able to move directly forward because the opposing forwards have held them. For this the the opposing pack should be rewarded with a time limit on mauls moving sideways

[@Tianton1]

Greg McWilliams had the womens game in the dark ages. What a turn around!

[@rhysduncan8676]

3:10 not sure about that decision there - NZ #7 and Ireland #3 are both on their feet over the ball (therefore a ruck is formed) before 7 is pulled down by 3 - Ireland #2 should then have to get back onside and doesn't

[@Tirotirowhetu]

The Irish player lost possession of the ball in the tackle...totally ignored by the TMO, called a knock-on by Black that clearly went backwards, cancelling a try, cancelled another for the Black blockers off-side in the line-out but ignore the Irish doing the exact same thing.....diabolical Officiating.....there seems to be a pattern occurring....anything to do with All Black Rugby.....scrutinise the heck out of them....Rugby Union is getting really tough at the top table these days, choice, bring it on. More please.

[@roberthall7117]

plain and simple... ENGLISH, FRANCE have to CHEAT to beat New Zeland. Dubious calls...

[@MarkWhippy]

Yeah surely she’s entering the side of the ruck right?

[@jamesbong4928]

​@Tirotirowhetu it's all a conspiracy, I tell you... 🙈

[@kelbatt7729]

@@Tirotirowhetu Yes, finally- others are starting to see it . We are over scrutinized because in their souls they know the truth. Little country at the bottom of the world with only five million people - is better than the rest.

[@jakeianwilliamson5155]

Well done Ireland 👍

[@fenderac3049]

NZ were asleep for the first two Irish tries, but overall Ireland played a lot better and deserved their win.

[@michaelvidal1971]

If Ireland play like this at the six nations next year then they might give England a run for their money. This is the second loss for New Zealand in the last couple of months after the loss to England.

[@aaeeturner]

3rd loss.also beaten by Canada

[@robertmariu6783]

As a nzder I congratulate the Irish !!!😂 ! Blackferns??? 😢 Outcoached again !! to the point where players are making dumb decisions ! Totally predictable ; even kicking the ball is a fiasco !???!!

[@Sunflower-dt6ev]

Dumb would be a step up for the BFs tactically. Bunting is a disaster.

[@roberthall7117]

TMO was rubbish... but yes... Ruahei Demant? no leadership... she has to go... Lolohea, Holmes, Hohaia, other captain... 🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@glynnwright1699]

@@roberthall7117 The TMO's decisions were correct.

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

@@roberthall7117 Boo hoo, remember WXV2023 New Zealand England, Ellie Killdunne, 2 tries disallowed. Cry me a river, Laws are the laws and if you infringe them, you get penalized.

[@fawltyoldboybasil.2178]

@@roberthall7117 Not sure what/which TMO decisions you are referring to - replays showed that the 3 disallowed tries were correct.

[@Dryland84]

Pride comes before the Fall.

[@BrianBrewer-wo7tz]

i watched this game because i knew it was going to be good but, i thought NZ was going to win ,glad i was wrong fantastic game

[@ASW007-o5e]

Well done Ireland

[@DarkMoonWayfarer]

TMO best player in the game, he was into everything! Complacent NZ. Ireland wanted it more and deserved it more, well done. Black Ferns coaching group need to either be sacked or be given an ultimatum from NZR. Under Alan Bunting the Black Fern's have won 8 and lost 5. .....I don't see a game plan, or any kind of kicking strategy. Well done Ireland for playing smart rugby.

[@Poweroftouch]

@@DarkMoonWayfarer tmo only doing his job

[@johnfox2409]

@DarkMoonWayFarer 100% agree about the coaching staff. Maybe they should show the black ferns how to clean out a ruck!

[@countycricklewood]

Whenever any team from the SH loose? Always either the ref or other official? Never that they weren’t good enough. So boring and puerile. Get over it. You lost!

[@DavidSmith-yi8ou]

@@countycricklewood Stop being a whiney git. Two things can be right at the same time. Comment clearly stated Ireland deserved to win, which they did. However, TMO also enjoyed being heavily involved.

[@saiatupa9466]

We lost, we got nothing from complaining but we support our fern doesn't matters win or lost ... TMO doing their job ...

[@genghisthegreat2034]

Mná na h-Éireann abú ! 🇮🇪

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

Spectacular dummy by the Irish scrum half.

[@KWUAE3100]

Please do not put headers such as "Ireland stun the WC champions". It completely takes away the excitement of the viewers. Keep the title neutral. Let the viewers find out the outcome.

[@craigbrewster6977]

If New Zealand play like that against England next week it will be a cricket score

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

Aoife Wafer's second try is a carbon copy of NZ's 1st try against England in WXV 2023 (38 mins ish of that game). Number 9 dummy off the back of the scrum, 8 breaks opposite direction. Guess they do not think others will play their plays against them.

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

That's a ridiculous comment. Every rugby team in the world, male or female, uses this play.

[@AndrewUnderwood-pl1ur]

@@ocodeskamcdbsm Ridiculous or not, the Ferns bought it and Ireland scored. If every team uses it, strange that those who do have not worked out how to counter it, but that too is probably a rediculous statement.

[@garrytito2068]

Have the Black Ferns been on holiday since playing England. They have lost there Aura sure. Once Ireland beat the All Blacks they never looked back.

[@MarkWhippy]

They started falling off around 2020 - 2021. The only reason they had the resurgence during the 2022 World Cup is because Wayne Smith and Graham Henry took over as coaches. Under them the Black Ferns went undefeated.

[@KRM85]

Yep they've definitely lost it..but in saying that...they've won 6 world cups..they can't be on top all the time

[@LeoLynch-yg7vo]

Women's rugby in Ireland still has a way to go to be regularly comptetive against the top teams but results like this are a good sign.

[@DarkMoonWayfarer]

​@@MarkWhippyI think it's a little more complicated in that Wayne Smith was always going to be a one year coach. He instituted a short term vision and a style of play specifically designed to win the world cup. Now the longer term problems of being behind the 8 ball of professionalism fall at the feet of the current coaching group. That being said, I don't think they're doing a great job so far.