New Zealand embarrasses Australia and reinforces its Rugby World Cup credentials with a resounding 52-5 victory in Christchurch.
abc.net.au/news/rugby-union-australia-wallaroos-go-down-to-new-zealand/101354380New Zealand has embarrassed Australia and reinforced its Rugby World Cup credentials with a resounding 52-5 O'Reilly Cup victory in Christchurch.Piper Duck crossed for the Wallaroos' only try of the matchOn this evidence, the Black Ferns will take some beating on home soil in October's World Cup, having dished out the Wallaroos' heaviest loss in five years.
After nine phases, Cocksedge dummied to score a fine try on the half-hour mark, capping a frenetic run of four New Zealand tries in 17 minutes. Ruahei Demant had earlier opened the scoring for the Black Ferns on 14 minutes, darting between Cecilia Smith and Georgina Friedrichs to score. Amy du Plessis defied a desperate diving tackle from Emily Chancellor to score her first Black Ferns try, before Cocksedge's fine effort set up a 26-0 half-time advantage.