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BLACK FERNS 67-6 USA EAGLES
FULLTIME: What a win by the Black Ferns. They won 67-6 in a one-sided contest.
80mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - As the fulltime siren sounds, Ayesha Leti-I'iga goes over to score New Zealand's 11th try. The left winger was denied earlier, but she won't be denied here.
79mins - One minute left in this match. The Kiwis are determined to score one more try.
77mins - The conversion goes over and the score is now 62-6.
76mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Eloise Blackwell goes over for New Zealand's tenth try of the game. That is the lock's second of the game.
74mins - The Kiwis get the ball back and try some razzle-dazzle stuff down the wings, the American's get their hand to the ball and they knock it on.
72mins - Finally, the hosts have the ball and they're inside NZ's half, but the Black Ferns' defence is outstanding.
70mins - The conversion falls well short again. Blacks Ferns lead 55-6.
69mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Stacey Waaka goes over in the corner. She runs hard at two American defenders and then puts the ball down perfectly on the wing.
67mins - She converts her own try as the Ferns bring up 50 in Chicago.
66mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Kendra Cocksedge gets in on the try-scoring spree as the halfback swooped the loose ball and dives over.
65mins - Ayesha Leti-I'iga dives over for what would have been her first test try, but it is called back over a forward pass.
64mins - It has been all Black Ferns in the second half. Feels like the USA have barely touched the ball in the second half.
62mins - The conversion goes wide and the lead is now 37 points, as the Black Ferns lead 43-6. The question now is, can the Eagles score a try?
61mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Renee Wickliffe scores her second of the match. They spread the ball out wide, and the winger steps back in-field and plants the ball on the line.
60mins - Twenty minutes remain here in Chicago. Currently The Black Ferns have the ball and they're driving forward. Now they have the ball in space.
58mins - Kelsi Stockert runs into space and is smashed on the wing. She puts her foot into touch and the Black Ferns have a line-out.
56mins - The home side as a scrum after a little mistake from NZ.
55mins - This time, Cocksedge lands the conversion and the Black Ferns lead 38-6.
53mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - That was too easy and Selica Winiata scores the try. They attack downt he left off the scrum and the fullback scores for the Kiwis.
52mins - Black Ferns have a scrum 20 out from the line. Can they score try number six here?
50mins - The Americans go on the attack now, it looks nice but doesn't come to anything.
49mins - Aroha Savage makes a big break and she finds Charmaine McMenamin
who keeps running. She goes to pass to Selica Winiata, but it's a poor pass and the fullback drops the ball.
48mins - Cocksedge's conversion attempt falls well short of the posts. Black Ferns lead 31-6.
46mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Renee Wickliffe dives over in the corner for her first try of the game. NZ was given a penalty and Kendra Cocksedge takes the quick tap and the Americans are caught napping.
44mins - The Kiwis spot a gap and Fiao'o Faamausili goes to catch the ball, but drops it and the hosts are let off the hook. That has happened a few times now where the last pass has gone to ground.
43mins - Black Ferns have the ball now and they have plenty of space to work with as they creep inside the 22.
41mins - A massive kick by New Zealand from halfway goes dead and the Americans have a scrum on the halfway line.
40mins - The USA get the second-half started in Chicago.
HALFTIME - The Black Ferns lead 26-6 at the break. Far from perfect by the Black Ferns but they have outscored the America's four tries to zero.
39mins - PENALTY GOAL USA - Kimber Rozier lands the penalty goal and the Black Ferns hold a 26-6 lead.
38mins - What a massive scrum by the home side and they win a penalty. The penalty starts a faint 'USA' chant around the stadium. They're going for the penalty goal which is odd considering they're down 26-3.
37mins - From the restart, Cocksedge throws the ball and it hits the referee so it is a scrum to NZ.
35mins - Kendra Cocksedge misses the conversion and the Black Ferns lead 26-3 in Chicago.
34mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Finally, the Kiwis get over the line and captain Fiao'o Faamausili crashes over the line. From the line-out drive, NZ keeps pushing and pushing till the reach the line.
32mins - A lovely set-piece move puts Chelsea Alley into space and she goes on a nice run. NZ get the ball five out from the line, but a mistake gives the ball back to ISA and they clear for touch again, but it doesn't go far at all.
30mins - But the Americans win the line-out and now they go on the attack. They start on the left wing before going to the right and a kick is stabbed through and Kelsi Stockert is chasing but it beats her and bounces dead.
29mins - Penalty to NZ non and they kick for touch once more. A line-out five out from the line comming up.
27mins - But a mistake lets the hosts off the hook as there was a mistake by creating a second-maul and the USA win the penalty.
26mins - Black Ferns with another attacking line-out throw in Chicago. If they score here, that would surely be the match but you never know in sport.
24mins - The Black Ferns kick cross-field and Renee Wickliffe gets the ball and makes a big break down the wing and she's tackled five out from the line, but the big USA forwards win the ball at the breakdown, and they clear the ball into touch, but it doesn't go far at all.
23mins - Now the home side win the turnover as Alycia Washington does fantastic in the breakdown to win her side a penalty.
21mins - The USA have the ball on the halfway line, but Charmaine Smith holds the ball carrier up off the ground and it will now be a scrum to the Ferns.
20mins - Kendra Cocksedge has got the radar on as she kicks her third conversion. The score is now 21-3 to NZ.
19mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - Eloise Blackwell scores for New Zealand and they're outscoring the clock now. A simple maul-drive over the line for try number three.
18mins - It doesn't take long for NZ to march their way up the field as they're already inside the 22.
17mins - Kendra Cocksedge kicks her second conversion of the match. New Zealand leads 14-3.
16mins - TRY BLACK FERNS - The try is awarded to Chelsea Alley and the Black Ferns have their second of the match.
15mins - Black Ferns five five metres from the line here. Chelsea Alley goes over the line and it appears she has scored but the TMO will check.
13mins - Eventually, the Americans get the ball into touch. Great attacking chance here.
12mins - New Zealand stabs a kick through the USA defence and now the Eagles are deep inside their half. They're going to try run it out of the 22 though. They go to clear it, but first-five Gabriella Cantorna drops the ball (backwards).
11mins - A little knock-on by New Zealand and we have our first scrum of the match. USA to feed the ball in.
10mins - Penalties coming thick and fast in fav our of the Eagles. They kick for touch again and have the ball just outside the 22.
8mins - Another penalty to the home side. A couple of players were caught offside. USA kicks for touch and have a lineout, 40 out from the line.
6mins - PENALTY GOAL USA - Kimber Rozier kicks the easy penalty goal and the Black Ferns lead has been cut to four. They lead 7-3.
5mins - The Eagles win a penalty and they will go for the easy three points.
4mins - Now the Americans are hot on the attack as Emily Henrich makes a break. They're inside the 22.
3mins - Kendra Cocksedge kicks the conversion and the Kiwis now lead 7-0.
2mins - TRY BLACK FERNS: Aldora Itunu is over. NZ win the line-out throw, drive over the line and they lead 5-0 early in the match.
1min - The Black Ferns go wide and Renee Wickliffe is tackled into touch short of the line.
KICK-OFF - Ruahei Demant gets the match underway in Chicago. A nice crowd here for the first of three matches today. The ball goes to Kate Zackary, and it doesn't take long for NZ to get the ball back.
5:57am - Now it is time for the Haka.
5:53am - Both teams are out on the field. National anthems to come before the match starts.
5:40am - The match is scheduled to start in roughly 20 minutes.
Kia ora and welcome to live updates of the Black Ferns against the USA Eagles from Soldier Field in Chicago.
The Black Ferns last faced the USA in a World Cup semi-final in 2017, a match New Zealand won 45-12.
The match is the first of three at the venue with Ireland vs Italy to follow and then the Māori All Blacks against the US men's side.
Lineups
Black Ferns
1-Phillipa Love, 2-Fiao'o Faamausili (c), 3-Aldora Itunu, 4-Eloise Blackwell, 5-Charmaine Smith, 6-Charmaine McMenamin, 7-Les Elder, 8-Aroha Savage, 9-Kendra Cocksedge, 10-Ruahei Demant, 11- Ayesha Leti-I'iga, 12-Chelsea Alley, 13-Stacey Waaka, 14-Renee Wickliffe, 15-Selica Winiata
Reserves: 16-Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, 17-Leilani Perese, 18-Aleisha-Pearl Nelson, 19-Jackie Patea-Fereti, 20-Linda Itunu, 21-Kristina Sue, 22-Krysten Cottrell, 23-Monica Tagoai
USA Eagles
1-Catherine Benson, 2-Katy Augustyn), 3-Azniv Nalbandian, 4-Stacey Bridges, 5-Alycia Washington, 6-Rachel Johnson, 7-Kate Zackary, 8-Jordan Gray, 9-Carly Waters, 10-Gabriella Cantorna, 11-Kaitlyn Broughton, 12-Kimber Rozier, 13-Emily Henrich, 14-Kelsi Stockert, 15-Amelia Bizer
Reserves: 16-Joyce Taufa, 17-Nick James, 18-Megan Rom, 19-Finau Tamaivena, 20-McKenna Strong, 21-Nikki Kenyon, 22-McKenzie Hawkins, 23-Evan Hoese
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