1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalks EDB. 3 00:00:12,827 --> 00:00:15,747 Speaker 2: The Black Ferns beaten by Canada in their Rugby World 4 00:00:15,827 --> 00:00:18,747 Speaker 2: Cup semi final in Bristol this morning. Puts it on 5 00:00:18,747 --> 00:00:20,907 Speaker 2: the toe this time Perry Tessier underneath it. 6 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:23,827 Speaker 3: One had to wait and leave it did locker click 7 00:00:23,907 --> 00:00:24,547 Speaker 3: and go here. 8 00:00:24,507 --> 00:00:28,027 Speaker 2: Corrigan Canada pressing looking for that points PTI stuck? 9 00:00:30,547 --> 00:00:32,427 Speaker 3: Is that playing from Canada? 10 00:00:32,987 --> 00:00:36,187 Speaker 2: And it's just Inertia who gets the first try of 11 00:00:36,267 --> 00:00:39,667 Speaker 2: the semifinal. That was the first of Canada's five tries, 12 00:00:39,747 --> 00:00:41,907 Speaker 2: four of them in the first half. They ran out 13 00:00:41,947 --> 00:00:45,587 Speaker 2: thirty four to nineteen winners over New Zealand in Bristol 14 00:00:45,667 --> 00:00:49,027 Speaker 2: this morning. Black Ferns head coach is Alan Bunting, who 15 00:00:49,107 --> 00:00:52,187 Speaker 2: joins us now, Allen, WA's your overall assessment, first of all, 16 00:00:52,227 --> 00:00:54,147 Speaker 2: of how the semi final played out. 17 00:00:55,787 --> 00:00:59,907 Speaker 4: You're obviously congratulations to Kevin and the Canadian woman and 18 00:00:59,947 --> 00:01:03,267 Speaker 4: SOFIEO really actorate today and I wish him more the 19 00:01:03,267 --> 00:01:06,227 Speaker 4: best of the final. But yeah, obviously you really got it. 20 00:01:07,547 --> 00:01:11,507 Speaker 4: You get the three old ladies, and obviously our coaching 21 00:01:11,587 --> 00:01:13,827 Speaker 4: and minister stuff. There's a lot of work gone on, 22 00:01:13,947 --> 00:01:15,907 Speaker 4: and I had a lot of family over here, and 23 00:01:15,947 --> 00:01:19,267 Speaker 4: I know there's going to be a pretty disappointed country 24 00:01:19,267 --> 00:01:23,547 Speaker 4: big there. So he obviously cut it first, but you 25 00:01:24,347 --> 00:01:27,507 Speaker 4: get away accurate today and if he was going to 26 00:01:27,507 --> 00:01:31,027 Speaker 4: play and made too many years and then gave way 27 00:01:31,027 --> 00:01:33,987 Speaker 4: too many penalties and got too far on the back foot, 28 00:01:34,307 --> 00:01:37,267 Speaker 4: but just you can't sort of fold our ladies. They 29 00:01:37,427 --> 00:01:40,547 Speaker 4: keep trying and the effort and intent out there to 30 00:01:40,707 --> 00:01:42,867 Speaker 4: go all the way, and you can try and call 31 00:01:42,987 --> 00:01:45,067 Speaker 4: back and the certainly couldn't give them. 32 00:01:45,867 --> 00:01:48,707 Speaker 3: Could you have done anything differently or better? 33 00:01:50,947 --> 00:01:53,307 Speaker 4: Oh, we don't. Obviously don't try and make them many 34 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:56,587 Speaker 4: years and we try and play our game. But obviously 35 00:01:56,627 --> 00:01:58,547 Speaker 4: we got caught probably playing quite a bit in our 36 00:01:58,587 --> 00:02:02,027 Speaker 4: own half, and you didn't to sort of exit out 37 00:02:02,027 --> 00:02:06,307 Speaker 4: that how we'd like to made. Obviously made too many years, 38 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:09,147 Speaker 4: and obviously they were pretty actuate once they've got the 39 00:02:09,147 --> 00:02:10,187 Speaker 4: ball down and now on half. 40 00:02:10,947 --> 00:02:14,307 Speaker 2: Were the erarors a result of the of the scoreboard 41 00:02:14,307 --> 00:02:17,227 Speaker 2: pressure and the on field pressure that they put on 42 00:02:17,267 --> 00:02:19,947 Speaker 2: you or or were they just hear us? 43 00:02:21,707 --> 00:02:25,507 Speaker 4: Oh jeez, I don't know. Obviously trying the abase they 44 00:02:25,507 --> 00:02:27,467 Speaker 4: and trying to play our game once. You know, once 45 00:02:27,507 --> 00:02:29,027 Speaker 4: we got down on the half and got our game going, 46 00:02:29,067 --> 00:02:31,227 Speaker 4: we were pretty hard to stop. But we do stuff. 47 00:02:31,227 --> 00:02:35,347 Speaker 4: We didn't get down there enough. And yeah, other ladies 48 00:02:35,467 --> 00:02:38,907 Speaker 4: intent and beneffort to try and get going, but obviously 49 00:02:39,107 --> 00:02:40,747 Speaker 4: yeahs don't know what. 50 00:02:40,907 --> 00:02:45,867 Speaker 2: Yeah, did Canada's fast paced game, particularly at the start, 51 00:02:45,947 --> 00:02:47,227 Speaker 2: catch you on the hop a little. 52 00:02:46,987 --> 00:02:51,787 Speaker 4: Bit, you will say, keep going there? Pretty hard to stop, 53 00:02:51,827 --> 00:02:53,987 Speaker 4: aren't they? And once we got going, we were pretty 54 00:02:53,987 --> 00:02:55,787 Speaker 4: hard to stop. But they obviously hit the ball for 55 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:58,547 Speaker 4: a bit longer than us in our in half and 56 00:02:58,667 --> 00:03:00,907 Speaker 4: obviously chance with the end the points. 57 00:03:01,747 --> 00:03:03,827 Speaker 2: Did you suffer at all from a lack of really 58 00:03:03,907 --> 00:03:06,027 Speaker 2: competitive games before the semi final? 59 00:03:07,987 --> 00:03:11,787 Speaker 4: No, all that was help playing from the start and 60 00:03:11,947 --> 00:03:13,707 Speaker 4: using rugby is doing a real good job to give 61 00:03:13,787 --> 00:03:16,067 Speaker 4: us as many games as we can. And you know, 62 00:03:16,227 --> 00:03:19,947 Speaker 4: we felt like we had enough prepression going. Mean, yeah, 63 00:03:19,987 --> 00:03:21,267 Speaker 4: obviously it wasn't our day today. 64 00:03:21,427 --> 00:03:24,067 Speaker 2: I mean at the tournaments, you know, you weren't really tested, 65 00:03:24,107 --> 00:03:26,947 Speaker 2: were you, apart from maybe a half again South Africa. 66 00:03:27,347 --> 00:03:29,667 Speaker 2: I know that's not your fault, but what was that 67 00:03:29,827 --> 00:03:30,787 Speaker 2: was that a factor at all? 68 00:03:32,907 --> 00:03:33,067 Speaker 1: Oh? 69 00:03:33,467 --> 00:03:36,747 Speaker 4: Probably South Africa you know obviously tested us sort of 70 00:03:37,027 --> 00:03:39,667 Speaker 4: peace wise, but you know, you might be right there. 71 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:41,867 Speaker 4: We pro Evelyn get tested across the board Canada or 72 00:03:42,347 --> 00:03:46,227 Speaker 4: pretty solid across the board and I'm here, but I'd 73 00:03:46,267 --> 00:03:47,427 Speaker 4: like you can't fault you, our ladies. 74 00:03:47,427 --> 00:03:50,387 Speaker 2: If it today the playoff for third and fourth now 75 00:03:50,467 --> 00:03:52,347 Speaker 2: a game no one really wants to end up and 76 00:03:52,387 --> 00:03:55,187 Speaker 2: having made it to the semis, how will you reinvigorate 77 00:03:55,227 --> 00:03:56,267 Speaker 2: the group ahead of that game? 78 00:03:57,787 --> 00:03:59,947 Speaker 4: The Scoop's pretty tightly connected the Lord of Love in 79 00:04:00,027 --> 00:04:02,107 Speaker 4: this group, and that would be pretty tough if we 80 00:04:02,147 --> 00:04:04,027 Speaker 4: didn't have another game to be a nice you know, 81 00:04:04,067 --> 00:04:06,147 Speaker 4: we know it's a beauty of sport. Can break your 82 00:04:06,147 --> 00:04:09,347 Speaker 4: heart some times, but we get an you know at 83 00:04:09,347 --> 00:04:12,587 Speaker 4: the nmaker, your family and your country proud and play 84 00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:13,107 Speaker 4: another game. 85 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:14,987 Speaker 3: Have you given any thought as to how you approach 86 00:04:15,067 --> 00:04:15,867 Speaker 3: that selection? Wise? 87 00:04:16,067 --> 00:04:19,067 Speaker 2: There are players here who may well be playing their 88 00:04:19,147 --> 00:04:20,547 Speaker 2: last game for the Black Ferns. 89 00:04:20,547 --> 00:04:21,707 Speaker 3: Will you take that into account? 90 00:04:21,747 --> 00:04:24,347 Speaker 2: Will you give other players who haven't had the opportunity 91 00:04:24,547 --> 00:04:25,267 Speaker 2: and opportunity? 92 00:04:25,267 --> 00:04:26,707 Speaker 3: How will you approach it? 93 00:04:27,547 --> 00:04:29,867 Speaker 4: Yeah? Over the Dale, we will definitely have a good look 94 00:04:29,867 --> 00:04:31,827 Speaker 4: at that. We you know, we've just been focused on 95 00:04:31,867 --> 00:04:34,107 Speaker 4: this week that we stayed in our week, so you 96 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:35,987 Speaker 4: would have looked at the next couple of days. 97 00:04:35,987 --> 00:04:38,267 Speaker 3: Tough luck. Ellen, thanks for joining us this afternoon. 98 00:04:39,187 --> 00:04:41,187 Speaker 4: Ye als, thanks Jason, Thank you Ellen. 99 00:04:41,227 --> 00:04:44,627 Speaker 2: Ellen Bunting, their head coach of the Black Ferns, understandably 100 00:04:44,667 --> 00:04:46,707 Speaker 2: downcast there searching for some answers. 101 00:04:47,267 --> 00:04:50,467 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen live 102 00:04:50,547 --> 00:04:53,827 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow 103 00:04:53,867 --> 00:04:55,507 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.