Wallaroos drop to second tier as ruthless Black Ferns cruise to Pacific Four victory

New Zealand Black Ferns beat Australia Wallaroos 67-17 in their Pacific Four Series rugby union match at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.New Zealand Black Ferns beat Australia Wallaroos 67-17 in their Pacific Four Series rugby union match at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.

Australia hit back in style three minutes later when Arabella McKenzie sold a dummy to the Kiwi defence and raced 30m to cross untouched. It levelled the scores at 7-7 and gave the women in gold the sniff of a historic upset. Hurricanes enforcer Olsen-Baker was punching holes in the gold wall every time she handled and put Liana Mikaele-Tu’u away on the half-hour mark to keep time with the scoreboard. Three minutes later teen superstar Sylvia Brunt left four Wallaroos defenders in her wake before a flurry of offloads put hooker Georgia Ponsonby in.

New Zealand scored first after the break to make it 48 unanswered points before McKenzie scored a second try for the Wallaroos followed by a consolation five-pointer for Maya Stewart. But it was too little too late as the siren blew on a 67-17 smashing.

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