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NZ 28 Canada 0
NZ - Tui 2, C Bremner & Roos try; Tubic 2 penalties, Demant conversion
Fulltime
40th minute - De Goede runs off the back of the Canada scrum and they surge into the 22. No way through for de Goede.
Leti-I'iga makes a big tackle and forces the turnover and Tui kicks to touch, as the Black Ferns celebrate their big win over the world No.3.
39th minute - Canada throw to a lineout on the NZ 22, but the Ferns disrupt, kncoking on in the process. Canada scrum feed.
38th minute - Ferns secure the kickoff and surge towards halfway again. Demant kicks across the field to Wickliffe, who crosses halfway, but loses the ball in the breakdown.
37th minute - TRY to Tui
From the kickoff, du Plessis breaks out of the NZ 22 and finds Tui, who weaves her way past the remaining cover defence to score her second. Demant hooks her conversion, NZL 28-0
35th minute - TRY to C Bremner
Brunt makes the initial break and when she's tackled, Leti-I'iga picks up from the ruck and bursts into the 22. When she's brought down metres short, Bremner arrives on the scene and is drive over.
Demant converts, NZL 23-0
34th minute - Du Plessis is down with cramp for the second time, but she'll have to play on.
Canada win a scrum on halfway, but the ball is stripped and Ferns rumble into Canada territory.
33rd minute - Canada rumbling to the NZ 10, but Grant is wrapped up in midfield. Brunt hits Svoboda and the ball goes loose, knocked on by NZ.
32nd minute - From the scrum, Perry kicks downfield, where Tui fields the ball, but Ferns spill the ball and Canada on attack.
30th minute - Better NZ scrum this time and Brunt powers upfield, but her offload goes forward and juggled by Olsen-Baker.
29th minute - Roos is testing out her knee, but she's staying on the field. The Ferns scrum goes backwards and Canada turn the ball over.
28th minute - Ferns drive Canada back into their own half and eventually turn the ball over - great defence.
27th minute - Canada win a scrum on the 22 and de Goode charges off the back. Tessier is cut down in midfield and Wickliffe hits her opposite hard in a tackle.
Roos charges out of the defensive line and goes down holding a knee.
26th minute - Canada lose their lineout and Brunt bounces off a few tacklers in midfield. Ferns are struggling to clear their red zone and Olsen-Baker throws a forward pass.
25th minute - Canada win a scrum penalty in midfield on the NZ 10 and find touch inside the 22.
24th minute - From the kickoff, Marino-Tauhinu passes to Brunt, who spills the ball in midfield. Olsen-Baker returns to the game.
22nd minute - TRY to Roos
Ferns have a lineout five metres from the tryline and Rule runs around the front. When she's brought down short, Roos picks up from the ruck and falls over to score.
Demant's conversion attempt is wide, NZL 16-0
21st minute - From a midfield scrum, Ferns shift right and Robins-Reti slips over. Ferns win a penalty, but their fullback is still down.
Marino-Tauhinu replaces Cocksedge at halfback - they have their own handshake. Robins-Reti hobbles back into position.
19th minute - From the scrum, Cocksedge finds Demant running a switch play and Tui makes ground down the left.
18th minute - Ferns win the lineout, but Canada knock on at the ruck.
17th minute - Canadians spill a pass in their own half, so NZ will have an attacking opportunity from the scrum.
Cocksedge finds Leti-I'iga, who charges into the 22, Roos picks up and runs, but has no support. Canada win a penalty at the breakdown.
16th minute - FErns win a lineout in their own 22 and rumble out of the red zone. Bremner is hit, as she passes and the ball bounces backwards, but Demant clears.
15th minute - Mikaele-Tu'u replaces Lafaele on the side of the scrum and Cocksedge has to clear from her own goal area, as the scrum is shunted back.
14th minute - Canada win another close-range lineout and maul to the tryline, but they're held up over the line and NZ have a defensive scrum feed.
13th minute - Canada have a lineout about 10 metres from the tryline and Svoboda wins the throw. They maul and win a penalty - there's a double blast on the whistle.
McLachlan shows Olsen-Baker a yellow card, so another 10 minutes with only 14 players for NZ.
12th minute - Canada have mauled 15 metres and still have advantage, but Tessier is smashed in a tackle by Leti-I'iga and McLachlan brings them back for the penalty.
11th minute - From her own 22, Tessier finds touch inside the NZ half. McLachlan has found something in a tackle downfield...
Love, who has just been subbed off, has tackled high, but sounds like just a penalty. The entire NZ front row has been replaced, with Brunt replacing Tubic and Demant moving to first-five.
Canada win a lineout just inside their half and maul forward, winning a penalty advantage.
10th minute - Canada have the Ferns pinned near the 22 and Demant is almost cut in half by a tackle, but she gets the ball away and Tui dashes into Canada territory.
Ninth minute - Ferns secure the kickoff and try to run from their 22.
Sixth minute - TRY to Tui
Tubic kick for tuch and finds it inside the Canada 10. From the lineout, Leti-I'iga runs a line off the back and Ferns shift left, where Tui chips ahead and gathers on the bounce to score in the corner.
Tubic's sideline conversion doesn't have the legs, NZL 11-0
Fifth minute - From the scrum, Ferns surge towards halfway and win a penalty in midfield.
Fourth minute - Turning Canada scrum, but Miller throws a pass between her legs and Perry kicks downfield. Beukeboom knocks on.
Third minute - Canada free the ball from a ruck in NZ half, but a midfield pass goes loose and the FErns counterattack through Leti-I'iga. When they shift right, Tui is spun around and passes forward to Tubic.
Second minute - Big scrum from the Ferns, but de Goede picks up off the back. Canada kick downfield and Leti-I'iga juggles backwards.
First minute - Kalounivale and Bremner will return to the field for the start of the second half, after the prop served her 10 minutes in the bin. The Ferns face 40 minutes into a pretty stiff wind and six points may not be enough.
Robins-Reti will kick off for the Ferns... Lafaele races forward and takes the kick on the burst. Kalounivale carries to the 22, but Bremner knocks on.
Halftime
40th minute - Tui drives her opposite back in a tackle, but Canads shift right and cross halfway.
Miller tries to milk an offside penalty, as the halftime siren sounds, but a loose pass goes into touch, with New Zealand leading at the break.
39th minute - Canada quickly clear their scrum, but Tubic makes a big tackle in midfield.
38th minute - Tessier kicks for touch and finds it near the Canada 10, but Ngan-Woo steals the throw and Ferns go on attack. There's a knock-on and Canada have the scrum feed.
37th minute - From the scrum, Cocksedge finds Leti-I'iga running an angle inside her, but the ball goes loose and Canada win a clearing penalty.
36th minute - Canada knock on in the lineout and NZ will have a scrum feed inside the 22. They need to capitalise on these opportunities.
35th minute - The lineout throw is tapped back by Canada, but Ferns pour through on the loose ball. They shift left, but the last pass to Leti-I'iga from Tubic floats into touch.
34th minute - Love rumbles towards the line, but Canada turn the ball over and Tessier runs from her own line. Tui fields a kick downfield and Tubic finds touch back near the Canada 22.
33rd minute - From the scrum, Cocksedge finds Demant charging up centrefield and Ferns surge over halfway. Love carries forward and Demant races into the 22.
32nd minute - Rule replaces Bremner in the Ferns scrum, with prop Kalounivale off. Ruby Tui packs down on the flank of the scrum.
31st minute - From the lineout, Canada charge up midfield, but they knock on to end their attack.
30th minute - Kalounivale is yellow-carded for offside at the ruck - her third such infringement - so the Ferns will be a player short until halftime.
29th minute - Canada win a free-kick from the scrum and Tessier kicks for touch, finding her mark near the 10. NZ playing with the wind in the first half, so they will have that to contend with in the second.
28th minute - McLachlan brings them back for an NZ scrum, but Olsen-Baker knocks on trying to pick up from the back.
27th minute - From the lineout, Connor charges around the back, Lafaele and Demant carry towards the tryline, but Kalounivale knocks on with the line within reach.
26th minute - From the scrum, Miller kicks into touch on the full, so NZ will have an attacking lineout near the 22.
25th minute - From the scrum, Cocksedge hacks upfield and Farries is underneath. Ferns kick downfield and have Canada back near their own 22.
NZ counter-ruck and win the ball, but Cocksedge is guilty of a knock-on.
24th minute - Canada win the lineout and their maul is pushed back. They release the ball, but it is dropped in midfield, so NZ will have a scrum feed for knock on.
23rd minute - Tessier is forced back in a tackle and Kalounivale is penalised for offside in the ruck. Tessier kicks to the corner.
22nd minute - Tessier kicks for touch and finds it near the NZ 10. Canada win the lineout and maul forward, winning a penalty advantage.
21st minute - Leti-I'iga bursts upfield, but the sequence ends with Tessier finding touch on her 10. The officials are checking something through TMO...
Du Plessis has cleared Gonzalez from a ruck with a neck roll, so she'll be penalised inside the Canada half.
20th minute - Tubic boots downfield and Canada have the ball on their own 10. Perry kicks downfield and Robins-Reti beats a couple of tacklers with footwork.
19th minute - Big Ferns scrum pushes Canada off the ball and wins a scrum feed of their own.
18th minute - Tubic's kick doesn't find touch and Canada kicks downfield, where du Plessis slips over and Tubic knocks on a bouncing pass.
17th minute - Canada steal the ball and test the right side defence. Bremner wraps up Perry in a tackle and the Ferns win a penalty at the breakdown.
16th minute - Canada's kickoff bounces into touch on the NZ 22. Ngan-Woo wins the lineout and the Ferns maul outside their 22.
15th minute - Ferns counter-ruck and win a penalty on the 22, so Tubic will take another shot at goal. She's accurate again, NZL 6-0
14th minute - Cocksedge fiels the kickoff and hoofs it back upfield. A loose pass is toed ahead by Demant and Canada are back on their own 22.
12th minute - McLachlin penalises Canada five metres from their goal-line and Tubic will take a shot at goal. She could throw this over from in front and she slots it, NZL 3-0
11th minute - Ferns have a scrum free-kick and Olsen-Baker rumbles towards the posts.
10th minute - Another run from Olsen-Baker off the scrum, carried on by du Plessis. Ferns have penalty advantage and Tui is monstered in a tackle.
Ninth minute - Tuttosi's throw to the lineout isn't straight, so Ferns will have a scrum in Canada territory.
Eighth minute - McLachlan has found a tackle off the ball by the Ferns and Canada find touch.
Seventh minute - Perry kicks downfield and Bremner charges towards halfway, before Demant is pushed into touch.
Sixth minute - Canada win the ball in their own 22 and make metres out of their red zone.
Fifth minute - Olsen-Baker charges off the back of the scrum and makes 10 metres. Kalounivale carries to the 22.
Tubic kicks across field and Leti-I'iga charges upfield.
Fourth minute - Canada win the lineout, but their maul is held up initially and then collapsed. Scrum feed to NZ.
Third minute - Kalounivale is penalised for side entry to a maul and Canada kick to the corner.
Second minute - Canada win a lineout on halfway and maul forward into NZ territory. They have penalty advantage.
First minute - Amber McLachlan will referee this encounter, as Tessier kicks off for Canada.
Ferns secure the kickoff and Ngan-Woo finds space up midfield. Cocksedge kicks long and the Ferns charge in pursuit, but are penalised for hands in the ruck.
2:43pm - Black Ferns confront Canada with their haka, led by Renee Wickliffe. Remember the Aussies responded by advancing to halfway last week, but no such answer from the Canadians.
2:33pm - After a week of rain, Auckland has turned off the waterworks for this encounter, although underfoot conditions will likely be slippery, making Wayne Smith's expansive gameplan challenging.
In the early game, USA beat Australia 16-14, leaving the Aussies without a win after two rounds.
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Pacific Four clash between New Zealand and Canada at Waitākere's Trusts Stadium.
Last week, the Black Ferns began the Wayne Smith era with hard-fought victory over trans-Tasman rivals Australia at a rain-sodden Tauranga Domain. Fielding eight debutant, the new rugby director made life difficult for his charges by demanding an expansive style in conditions that did not suit that approach.
Meteorologists suggest we could be in store for more of the same on Sunday, when the NZ women - ranked second in the world - take on the world No.3 team.
Smith has made eight changes to his starting XV against the Canadians, with two more rookies in line for test debuts. Amy de Plessis will debut at centre, while teenage midfielder Sylvia Brunt is poised for a first appearance off the bench.
TAB Odds: NZ $1.16, Canada $5
Black Ferns: 1-Phillipa Love, 2-Luka Connor, 3-Tanya Kalounivale, 4-Maia Roos, 5-Joanah Ngan-Woo, 6-Alana Bremner, 7-Tafito Lafaele, 8-Kaipo Olsen-Baker, 9-Kendra Cocksedge, 10-Hazel Tubic, 11-Ayesha Leti-I’iga, 12-Ruahei Demant (capt), 13-Amy du Plessis, 14-Ruby Tui, 15-Cheyelle Robins-Reti
Reserves: 16-Georgia Ponsonby, 17-Angel Mulu, 18-Amy Rule, 19-Chelsea Bremner, 20-Liana Mikaele-Tu’u/ Kendra Reynolds, 21-Ariana Bayler/Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, 22-Sylvia Brunt, 23-Renee Wickliffe
Canada: 1-Olivia DeMerchant, 2-Emily Tuttosi, 3-DaLeaka Menin, 4-Tyson Beukeboom, 5-Courtney Holtkamp, 6-Pamphinette Buisa, 7-Sara Svoboda, 8-Sophie de Goede (c), 9-Briana Miller, 10-Taylor Perry, 11-Paige Farries, 12-Alexandra Tessier, 13-Sara Kaljuvee, 14-Renee Gonzalez, 15-Elissa Alarie
Reserves: 16-Veronica Harrigan, 17-Brittany Kassil, 18-Maya Montiel, 19-Abby Duguid, 20- McKinley Hunt, 21-Anais Holly, 22-Maddy Grant, 23-Alysha Corrigan
