Ferns Win Again

The Black Ferns have won their fourth Women’s Rugby World Cup beating England 13-1 at Twickenham Stoop in front of a crowd of 13,253. Guardian sports writer Robert Kitson declared the match “the most intense 8 minutes female rugby has ever known.” For veteran first five-eighth Anna Richards, 45, the final marked her 49th test for the Blacks Ferns. “It feels awesome, it feels kind of surreal,” Richards said at a post match interview. Black Ferns coach Brian Evans said of the team: “They’re incredible people first and foremost. They get together and they pass on knowledge and they enjoy themselves — that’s the biggest thing I notice. It’s interesting watching how much fun the Black Ferns have. Winning helps that but I think they create that for themselves anyway.”