Bad news for Hong Kong at the Women’s Rugby World Cup – mighty New Zealand are hungry for tries to boost semi-final hopes
Coach Jo Hull makes a number of changes to take on a Black Ferns outfit eager to boost their points difference in Ireland
Hong Kong’s defence is in for the ultimate test against the almighty New Zealand on Sunday, with the format of the Women’s Rugby World Cup ensuring every point counts.
On top of the three pool winners, the best second-placed team also progresses to the semi-finals, meaning there won’t be any let-up from the Black Ferns as they look to build a healthy points difference in case they lose to Canada in their final pool game next week.
New Zealand opened their campaign in pool A with a 44-12 win over Wales in Dublin, while Hong Kong lost 98-0 to Canada.
“We’re in the unenviable position where the fourth-placed semi-finalist is going to come out of our pool because of points difference,” said Hong Kong Rugby Union’s chief rugby operations officer Dai Rees.
“New Zealand are one of the world’s most talented teams, they’re not going to bash it up like Canada, they’re going to play around us, they’re going to play width and they’re going to play pace.
