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NZ 50 USA 6
NZ - Leti-I'iga 3, Reynolds, Wickliffe, Holmes, Brunt & Marino-Tauhinu tries; Demant, Tubic 3 & Holmes conversions
USA - Foster 2 penalties
Fulltime
40th minute - Mikaele-Tu'u spills the kickoff and the US will have another scrum after the siren. Ferns wheel the scrum and win a turnover to end the game, retaining their unbeaten record in the Pacific Four series.
38th minute - TRY to Wickliffe
From the scrum, Semple makes a midfield break, HOlmes carries into the 22 and Wickliffe takes the last pass to score. Great execution.
Tubic's conversion is good, NZL 50-6
37th minute - US clear the ball from their scrum and rumble towards the 22, but Brunt makes big hit in midfield, then the Americans spill the ball.
36th minute - When the ball goes right, Wickliffe threatens, but has the ball knocked from her grasp.
35th minute - Perese has come back onto the field to replace Murray in the scrum, with Ngan-Woo heading to the sideline. Solid NZ scrum and Cocksedge steals the ball from her opposite.
34th minute - US win the lineout and shift left, where Kelter bumps off Semple. When they go right, Murray hammers Treder with a big tackle and Jenner wants to take a closer look...
Close examination shows Murray hit the shoulder first, then crept high, so she sees yellow. The home crowd are not impressed.
33rd minute - Ponsonby's throw to the lineout is not straight, but the USA pour forward onto the loose ball and knock on.
32nd minute - Zackary runs off the back of a defensive scrum and Feury kicks downfield, finding touch near halfway.
30th minute - Zackary bustles Cocksedge off the ball and US come away with the ball, but they're tackled into touch.
Ferns win a lineout and maul towards the line. Tubic kicks wide towards Leti-I'iga, who can't gather cleanly.
HOlmes dives on the loose ball, but there's a knock-on.
29th minute - Semple spills a pass from Cocksedge, but they have a penalty advantage and Tubic kicks to the corner.
Bremner wins the lineout and Semple makes ground in midfield.
28th minute - Ferns free the ball from a collapsing scrum.
27th minute - Ferns win a lineout and maul towards the tryline. When they free the ball, it goes loose in midfield and NZ are scrambling.
They have a midfield scrum feed.
26th minute - Big Ferns scrum wins a penalty on the US 22.
25th minute - Americans find touch near their 10, but can't win the lineout. Ponsonby chases the long throw for the Ferns, who rumble towards the 22.
Brunt runs a punishing line in midfield, but Semple's long pass to Wickliffe drifts forward into touch.
24th minute - US clear the ball from their scrum and make a few metres outside their 22, then win a penalty.
23rd minute - Ponsonby's throw to the lineout is not straight.
22nd minute - Better sccrum from the Ferns and when the US try to shift right, they spill a pass and NZ have the ball.
Tubic kicks deep into the corner and Ferns will have a lineout outside the US 22.
21st minute - From the kickoff, Mikaele-Tu'u loses the ball in a tackle. Cocksedge replaces Marino-Tauhinu, exchanging an intricate handshake, as they pass.
19th minute - TRY to Leti-I'iga
From a ruck, Marino-Tahinu runs right, but flicks a pass behind her to Leti-I'iga, who is too powerful and too quick for the US defence. Tubic converts, NZL 43-6
18th minute - Zackary carries off the back of the US scrum and they rumble towards the 22. Kelter kicks to halfway, where Wickliffe passes behind Let-I'iga.
17th minute - US win a scrum free-kick inside their 22 and call for another scrum.
16th minute - US win the lineout in their own half and maul towards their 10. Foster kicks deep, but Leti-I'iga charges back over halfway and finds Wickliffe in support.
With the line open, Semple loses the ball in a tackle.
14th minute - Another untidy NZ scrum, but Wickliffe straightens play and the Ferns enter the 22.
Ferns losing ground and Tubic's kick across the field bounces into touch.
13th minute - Wickliffe kicks into the US half and Mataitoga can't gather the bouncing ball cleanly. Reynolds leaves the field, replaced by Maia Roos.
12th minute - Clapp's kickoff bounces into touch and Ferns win the lineout.
11th minute - TRY to Reynolds
When the ball shifts right, Tubic finds her flanker with a long pass that puts her outside her marker and Reynolds has enough pace to reach the line. Tubic converts, NZL 36-6
10th minute - Ponsonby subs on for Delamere and immediately throws to a lineout. Ferns win the ball and look for a way into the 22, but the Americans almost pick off a midfield pass.
Ninth minute - US have a free-kick from the scrum and take a quick tap, but Ferns steal the ball and Tubic kicks deep into American territory.
Seventh minute - Mikaele-Tu'u picks up from a retreating scrum and when the ball come loose, Wickliffe races away towards the tryline... but the No.8 has knocked on.
Sixth minute - Kitlinski's throw to the lineout is not straight, so Ferns will have a scrum feed near their 10.
Fifth minute - US scrum puts pressure on the Ferns feed, but Tubic manages to clear towards the 10.
Fourth minute - US have the Ferns scrum in retreat and Zackary charges off the back towards the tryline, but there's a knock-on by the Americans.
Third minute - Ferns win the lineout and Mikaele-Tu'u carries towards halfway. Americans charge down Tubic's kick and pour through on attack, but Ferns knock on, as they retreat.
Second minute - Big US scrum earns them a penalty inside their 10. Kelter finds touch on the NZ 10.
First minute - Tubic kicks off the Ferns, as Murray and Anderson sub into the NZ front row. Anderson makes her debut.
Halftime
40th minute - TRY to Brunt
Reynolds wins the lineout and Ferns maul towards the goal-line. Marino-Tauhinu finds Brunt running an angle to score.
Tubic's conversion drifts left, NZL 29-6
39th minute - Reynolds steals the ball at the breakdown and Delamere surges towards the 22. Ferns eventually win a penalty for offside at the ruck and Tubic kicks to the corner.
38th minute - Americans have a lineout inside their own 10 and win it. They surge towards halfway and shift right.
37th minute - Untidy ball from the Ferns lineout, but Delamere secures the loose ball. Chelsea Bremner surges into the 22, carried on by Brunt.
Ferns knock on and are penalised for a high tackle from Perese.
36th minute - From the scrum, Marino-Tauhinu runs right and hooks up with Brunt. Jenner finds a high tackle from the Americans and Tubic finds touch inside the US half.
35th minute - Americans drop the ball in midfield, but du Plessis can't take a pass, so Jenner brings them back for the original knock-on.
34th minute - Tubic has stepped into first-five and the USA have a scrum on the NZ 10. Feury gathers a chip over the Ferns defence and the Americans enter the 22.
31st minute - TRY to Holmes
Americans clear their scrum and shift left. Wickliffe puts in a big tackle midfield tackle on Clapp and Holmes pounces on the loose ball, sprinting 60 metres to score.
As Demant leaves the field for a blood bin, Holmes converts her own try from wide out, NZL 24-6
29th minute - Ferns obliterate the US scrum, but are penalised for their angle. Foster fails to find touch, but du Plessis drops the kick.
28th minute - Foster slots the penalty, NZL 17-6
Demant's kickoff hasn't travelled the 10 metres, so a US scrum on halfway.
26th minute - Big US scrum pushes NZ back and wins a penalty outside the Ferns 22. Foster will kick for goal...
25th minute - From the kickoff, Delamere drops the ball again - a few nerves from the debutant early.
23rd minute - TRY to Leti-I'iga
Big carry from Perese, as the Ferns reach the US 22. Leti-I'iga looks to offload, but realises she has open grass ahead of her and too much speed for the US defence.
Demant hooks her conversion from in front, NZL 17-3
22nd minute - Big scrum from the Ferns, but Foster kicks downfield for the US. Leti-I'iga takes the high ball and Ferns try to break out of their half, with the winger handling again.
21st minute - Americans win the lineout and drive to their 22. Foster kicks downfield and Leti-I'iga is safe underneath. Delamere spills a pass to end the Ferns attack.
20th minute - Demant finds touch inside the 22 and Delamere will want a better throw. Ferns win the ball, but Marino-Tauhinu is tackled into touch.
19th minute - Delamere's throw goes to the US side of the lineout and Foster boots the ball downfield. Ferns try to shift right, but Kelter intercepts the ball and Jenner brings them back for a penalty.
18th minute - US barely win a lineout on their side of halfway, but Bremner has spoilt the ball and Ferns win a penalty. Demant kicks to the corner.
16th minute - Big Ferns scrum spoils the US feed, but they secure the ball and drive forward, winning a clearing penalty at the breakdown.
15th minute - From the scrum, Mikaele-Tu'u is slow to pick the ball up and knocks, for a US feed to the defensive scrum.
14th minute - US get a hand to the ball, but de Plessis heads towards the goal-line. Jenner is playing advantage and brings them back for the US knock-on.
13th minute - Chelsea Bremner wins the lineout and makes ground in the maul. Ferns break into the US half and Love carries the ball forward, before Marino-Tauhinu breaks from the ruck.
12th minute - Ferns scrum goes backwards, but Mikaele-Tu'u runs off the back and finds Wickliffe. Ferns get a clearing penalty on their 22 and Demant makes about 10 metres down the sideline.
11th minute - Scrum collapses and Ferns are penalised. USA take a quick tap and Zackary is held up near the line.
When the ball emerges, Foster drops the ball cold to end the attack.
10th minute - USA have a penalty near the NZ line and call for another attacking scrum.
Sixth minute - TRY to Marino-Tahinu
From a ruck, Ngan-Wood storms into the US 22 and finds her halfback running a great support line. Demant converts, NZ 12-3
Fourth minute - USA stream onto attack and have penalty advantage inside the NZ 22. The ball is dropped and the Americans will kick for goal from in front...
Foster slots the kick, NZ 5-3
Third minute - Kelter kicks off again and Ferns keep the ball in hand outside their 22. Demant kicks to the right wing, where Wickliffe can't handle it.
Second minute - TRY to Leti-I'iga
From the lineout, the Ferns shift left, where Demant breaks the defensive line and Leti-I'iga brushes off her marker to score in the corner, NZ 5-0
First minute - Lauren Jenner will referee this encounter, as Kelter kicks off for the USA. Ferns will have a lineout just over halfway and win it.
3:58pm - Black Ferns performing their pre-game haka, with the Americans lined up across the 10m line. Intimidating.
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Pacific Four clash between the NZ Black Ferns and USA at Whangārei's Semenoff Stadium.
With two wins from two games against Australia and Canada, Wayne Smith must be satisfied with his first campaign as Ferns 'rugby director', replacing previous coach Glenn Moore.
After several months of sustained scrutiny of the team's off-field culture, all involved will be relieved to put that behind them and focus on the onfield product for a while, as they begin their build-up to the Rugby World Cup on home soil.
Smith has taken the opportunity to play his entire squad and holds true to that promise today, with two more players eying international debuts - starting hooker Natalie Delamere and reserve prop Lucy Anderson.
Halfback Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, prop Leilani Perese and second-five Sylvia Brunt are handed their first test starts.
Meanwhile, the United States will chase their first win of the tournament, after losing to Canada and Australia.
Join us at 4pm for kickoff.
TAB Odds: NZ $1.03, USA $15, draw $31
Black Ferns: 1-Pip Love, 2-Natalie Delamere, 3-Leilani Perese, 4-Joanah Ngan-Woo, 5-Chelsea Bremner, 6-Alana Bremner, 7-Kendra Reynolds, 8-Liana Mikaele-Tu’u, 9-Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, 10-Ruahei Demant (c), 11-Ayesha Leti-I’iga, 12-Sylvia Brunt, 13-Amy du Plessis, 14-Renee Wickliffe, 15-Renee Holmes
Reserves: 16-Georgia Ponsonby, 17-Krystal Murray, 18-Lucy Anderson, 19-Maia Roos, 20-Tafito Lafaele, 21-Kendra Cocksedge, 22-Chelsea Semple, 23-Hazel Tubic
USA: 1-Hope Rogers, 2-Joanna Kitlinski, 3-Nick James, 4-Jordan Matyas, 5-Kristine Sommer, 6-Elizabeth Cairns, 7-Rachel Johnson, 8-Kate Zackary, (c) 9-Carly Waters, 10-Megan Foster, 11-Charlotte Clapp, 12-Katana Howard, 13-Alev Kelter, 14-Tess Feury, 15-Bulou Mataitoga
Reserves: 16-Kathryn Treder, 17-Maya Learned, 18-Charli Jacoby, 19-Evelyn Ashenbrucker, 20-Georgie Perris-Redding, 21-Bridget Kahele, 22-Gabby Cantorna, 23-Meya Bizer
