New Zealand Crushes South Africa and Advances to the Women’s Rugby World Cup Semifinals
In an exciting match played in Exeter, New Zealand demonstrated their power by defeating South Africa with a score of 46-17, securing their place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
South Africa, participating in its first quarter-final, opened the scoring thanks to Babalwa Latsha. However, the reaction of the Black Ferns was immediate, with Theresa Setefano scoring minutes later. The first half was a constant exchange of blows between both teams.
Apiwhe Ngwevu scored the second try for South Africa, before Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored his seventh try in three matches for New Zealand, leaving the score tied 10-10 at halftime.Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes scored shortly after the start of the second half, boosting her team, which eventually found spaces to attack. Sorensen-McGee scored her second try, followed by a double by Kaipo Olsen-Baker in less than ten minutes, which practically sealed the match.
Holmes completed his double, while South Africa could only score one more try in the second half, thanks to Lerato Makua.
Katelyn Vaha’akolo, the New Zealand winger, closed the match with a try at the end of regulation time, culminating a successful second half for her team, who will now face Canada or Australia in the semi-finals.
