#rugby women's world cup 2022

[holy-soup]

IT'S NZ VS ENGLAND! LETSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[canadachronicles]

"Just imagine what we can do with more games and more resources. I'm really proud to be Canadian and I think there's a bright future ahead of us."

--The Canucks’ captain Sophie de Goede after Canada lost 19-26 to England in their World Cup semi-final at Eden Park.

When you think that out of the final four, Canada is the only team who is not fully professional; yes there’s a lot of potential for them, given the means, and they showed on the World stage how much they deserve it!

[aus-wnt]

Matildas’ shootout win delivers biggest TV audience since Cathy Freeman

The Matildas have delivered another record-breaking night on and off the field with Saturday night’s penalty-shootout win over France becoming the most-viewed TV event in more than two decades.

The broadcast on Seven was viewed by an average audience of 4.23 million Australians, according to figures from ratings agency OzTAM.

The game’s original slot aired to a five-city metro audience of 2.507 million Australians, rising to 3.045 million during the penalty shoot-out, which ran into Seven’s news slot, with a further regional audience of 1.186 million.

The figure is set to swell even further as overnight OzTAM figures do not account for streaming viewers on Seven’s 7Plus app, which will be released later on Sunday.

The viewing figures eclipse any television broadcast of the past two decades, including AFL and NRL grand finals, Ash Barty’s Australian Open win in 2022 (viewed by 4.1 million), Australia’s 2003 Rugby World Cup loss against England, and Lleyton Hewitt’s 2005 Australian Open final loss.

While data was not tracked at the time by OzTAM, Cathy Freeman’s 400-metre final at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 is reported to have attracted 8.8 million television viewers, making it the most-watched Australian sporting event.

The game, played in front of a packed Brisbane crowd, ended in a stalemate after 90 minutes and extra time, going on to break another record, the longest-ever penalty shootout in both women’s and men’s World Cup history with 20 attempts.

Melbourne handed Seven the biggest share of its audience nationally, 984,000 tuning in from Victoria’s capital, narrowly ahead of Sydney on 931,000, while 513,000 watched from Brisbane.

The fanfare around the Matildas reached new highs this week, the AFL and its stadiums agreeing to air Optus Sport live streams in stadiums before and after Saturday’s fixtures, with crowds in stadiums continuing to watch the coverage as the shootout ran into the first quarter of a Melbourne and Carlton clash at the MCG.

The figure eclipses Monday’s round-of-16 game against Denmark, which was viewed by a metro audience of 2.294 million, and was then the biggest television audience of 2023.

Seven has sublicenced 15 games from Optus Sport, the tournament’s official broadcast partner. The record-breaking viewership figures making the deal a steal for Seven, which picked up for less than $5 million, according to a source with knowledge of the deal who was not permitted to speak publicly.

Optus Sport, the official broadcaster of the tournament on Sunday morning said the World Cup has delivered the platform’s biggest ever four-week period.

Clive Dickens, vice president of television, content and product development at Optus, said the result is a credit to the quality of athletes and football at the tournament.

“Three of the FIFA Women’s World Cup matches have jumped into the top five most-streamed games on Optus Sport, out of a total 6000 live matches in our history.

[theroyalsandi]

The Princess of Wales waves to the crowds as she arrives at the DW Stadium during the Women's Rugby League World Cup match | November 05, 2022

[world-of-wales]

The Princess of Wales poses for a photograph with England Women's Rugby League players and the Canadian captain Gabrielle Hindley as she attends the England vs Papua New Guinea Rugby League World Cup quarter-final match at the DW Stadium, Wigan on 5 November 2022.

[londonspirit]

Taika and his family at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 in AoNZ (Thanks to @taikaarchives over on Twitter)

[andiatas]

Okay, so, I wasn't gonna get into the whole "should William have been in Sydney today" debate. But as we know, I always have thoughts(tm) & I can't keep my mouth shut.

On the one hand, I agree that if not William, then at least someone from the British Royal Family should have been there. They have been present at sports events when they have taken place on British soil. They are the Heads of State over both Australia & New Zealand, their countries are the literal hosts of the Women's World Cup - with this in mind, I agree that someone should have been there to represent the Crown, show that the Crown cares.

On the other hand, we only ever see this "outrage" when it comes to football. Where's the same energy for other sports? Yes, we know William is a huge football fan but... if we're gonna criticise him for this, then we - the royal-watching community - should criticise the British Royal Family for not attending every single final where a British team or British individual have the chance to win gold. Especially when it comes to sports that the royals are patrons of. Rugby, cricket, racing, badminton, tennis, every single horse-related sport on planet Earth & so on.

Plus, the debate right now seems to be about the Men's Euro finals & Qatar 2022 vs. Women's Euro finals & WWC 2023... I don't see anyone "outraged" on behalf of, I don't know, para-football. Shouldn't the Prince of Wales, the President of FA, care & support the Para Lions, be there in the crowd during their games?

Now to close off this little mini-rant, I'm basing my arguments around the royal-watching community. I'm not a British or a Commonwealth citizen, I'm not a British taxpayer, I'm a citizen of a completely different country & my tax money funds a completely different royal family. Similarly, I guess that a majority of the royal watchers who have been & currently are ranting about what William did & didn't do, they're also not British taxpayers. The royal-watching community needs to look themselves in the mirror because you can't pick & choose who to criticise or what you criticise them for. Plus, quite frankly, what most of us think doesn't matter one bit. The people whose opinions matter here are the British taxpayers & from what I've seen so far, a majority of Brits are focusing on being proud of the Lionesses, not whether or not William was there in the crowd.

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

Women's Rugby World Cup 2022

The challenge has been set 🇳🇿 The @blackferns perform the Haka ahead of their clash with @welshrugbyunion 🏉

#RWC2021 #WALVNZL

They have skill and passion at the moment.

[bocciaraf]

A sporting account… on Tumblr?

Bit of an experiment, this. Hopefully not a mistake.

Hello. I’m Rafael. I play boccia, which is a Paralympic sport (e.g., a sport which is in the Paralympics, like goalball, wheelchair rugby, etc). It’s a cousin of pétanque, lawn bowls, curling, and all those other sports whose ancient ancestor is someone going “I bet I can get my rock closer to that pebble over there than you can get yours”. Boccia is played indoors, in a space almost exactly the same size as a badminton court, as individuals, in pairs, or teams of 3. In the UK the overwhelming emphasis is on individual play, although pairs and teams competition is growing in global significance.

I’m a member of the newly reformed England squad, run by our governing body Boccia England, and I’m classified as a BC3 athlete - that means that instead of throwing or kicking the balls, we roll them down a ramp instead. The ramp is positioned, and balls set up on it for us, by a Ramp Operator - for me, that’s either one of my personal assistants, or increasingly, my partner. The RO isn’t allowed to see what’s going on on the court, they have to keep their back to it at all times during matchplay - they’re only allowed to physically help, not tactically help.

Playing boccia changed my life - I’ve always been a competitive person but until I discovered the sport in 2012, aged 27, had not only no access to participate in sports but no idea that a sport I could meaningfully play even existed. My sporting career is a direct legacy of the 2012 London Paralympics; it was the presentation of the Boccia UK Squad at the opening ceremony which resulted in the penny dropping. I was at my first club session within a few weeks, and attended my first competition a few weeks after that - I won a bronze medal, and was hooked.

My breakout year was the 2018-2019 season; our last complete season before the pandemic brought everything to a screeching halt. That year I zoomed my way through the Heathcoat Cup national finals - our ‘second division’ competition, a precious space for beginner and improving players to learn their trade without getting steamrollered by the pros - which qualified me directly into the BE Cup Finals, which is the de facto England national championship. I won my pool, unbeaten, and ultimately came 4th, which saw me begin the 2019-2020 season ranked 5th in England, behind two international athletes and two England players.

After that came a funny couple of years; half a season and two bronze medals in BE Cup Qualifiers before the pandemic stopped everything, and then a heavily modified “Back to Boccia” season for 2021-2022, at which I won the gold medal at two of the three Back To Boccia Cup events, went and won the qualifying tournament for the German National Boccia Championships in Düsseldorf - broadening my horizons as a dual national - before being selected for my very first Boccia UK Challenger. The Challengers are events run by BUK to provide the UK national squad, and selected others from the home countries, with additional formal competition experience. At the Gloucester Challenger there were 4 Boccia UK-supported athletes; two men from the World Class Programme and two women being supported in their development with coaching and world-class equipment, including Paralympian Scott McCowan, who had come 4th in Tokyo just nine months earlier. I beat all four UK athletes, and ultimately came second to my England colleague Matt Berry. That silver medal is my greatest achievement, to date. Matt and I followed that up with another one-two finish at the special, pandemic-edition competition run within the talent pathway as a substitute for the England national championships, which resulted in my being selected for my very first UK National Championships, where I lost only to the two McCowan brothers, Paralympians both, and ultimately came 6th. Just a fortnight later I was in Berlin, where I won the silver medal in the German National Championships.

I’ve just kicked off the 2022-2023 season with a very solid 5th place at the first BE Cup qualifier competition, and I’m off up to the SMILE Boccia Open tomorrow, to train up a shiny new personal assistant as a ramp operator. Wish us luck!

http://www.rafaelyoung.co.uk

[elliewilliams93]

25th September 2022

Landed back in Auckland and was welcomed home with some lovely decorations and broccoli from my housemate! The Cat, mowgli missed me and wouldn't leave me alone for the first few weeks. Luckily the Monday was a public holiday because of the queen so I managed to enjoy all things British with the swimming group and catch up with everyone! Still felt very surreal being back after such an aamzing 2 months away so new I needed to keep busy so I didn't miss home too much.

I was lucky enough to go to the opening day of the women's rugby world cup. It was an epic day, with three games including England and New Zealand both winning there matches and Rita Ora performing at half time. I am hoping to make it to the final in a few weeks.

I printed and made a collage of my trip for my room and I love looking at all the memories daily. Hopefully make more again next year!

[laresearchette]

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: WE WISH YOU A MARRIED CHRISTMAS (W Network) 8:00pm THE HAIR TALES (OWN Canada) 9:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? CRISS ANGEL'S MAGIC WITH THE STARS (CW Feed) WORLD'S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (CW Feed) SWINDLER SEDUCTION (Premiering on October 23 on CTV Life at 8:00pm) WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS (Premiering on October 28 on W Network at 8:00pm) PIT BULLS & PAROLEES (TBD - Animal Planet Canada) DESTINED AT CHRISTMAS (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA KENDRICK LAMAR LIVE FROM PARIS: THE BIG STEPPERS TOUR LOS ORIYINALES

NETFLIX CANADA LOL SURPRISE! WINTER FASHION SHOW

2022 FIFA U17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP (TSN/TSN3) 6:48am: Columbia vs. Tanzania (TSN/TSN3) 10:18am: Japan vs. Spain

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 1:00pm: Wild vs. Bruins (SN) 4:00pm: Blues vs. Oilers (TSN5) 4:00pm: Coyotes vs. Sens (CBC/SN) 7:00pm: Leafs vs. Jets (City/SNEast) 7:00pm: Stars vs. Habs (CBC/SNPacific/SNOntario) 10:00pm: Sabres vs. Canucks (City/SNWest) 10:00pm: Hurricanes vs. Flames

GRAND SLAM OF CURLING (SN360) 2:00pm: Tour Challenge: Men’s Quarterfinals (SN Now) 6:00pm: Tour Challenge: Women’s Quarterfinals (SNEast) 10:00pm: Tour Challenge: Men’s and Women’s Semifinals

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN4) 4:00pm: Argos vs. Alouettes (TSN/TSN3/TSN5) 7:00pm: Stamps vs. Roughriders (TSN/TSN3) 10:00pm: Blue Bombers vs. Lions

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 5:00pm: ALCS: Astros vs. Yankees Game #3 (SN360) 7:30pm: NLCS: Padres vs. Phillies - Game #4

W5 (CTV) 7:00pm: The Murderers Best Friend: A man wrongly convicted of murdering his mother speaks out about the real killer, his childhood friend.

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP (TSN5) 7:30pm: Japan vs. Italy (TSN3/TSN5) 10:15pm: Canada vs. United States

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN4) 8:00pm: Raptors vs. Heat (SN Now) 9:00pm: Thunder vs. Nuggets

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (CTV) 8:00pm:  Captain America (Chris Evans), the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and a new ally, the Falcon, face an unexpected enemy as they struggle to expose a far-reaching conspiracy that puts the world at risk.

BIG FOOD BUCKET LIST (Food Network Canada) 8:00pm: Toast to Coast

THE HAPPY CAMPER (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm:  Sparks fly between a woman and a hardware store owner as they work together to restore a vintage travel trailer.

DIRTY LITTLE SECRET (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm:  As Lucy struggles with the consequences of her mother's hoarding, she must decide if she will hide her mother's secret or expose it to the world.

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (Crave) 9:00pm:  A man grapples with the limits of loyalty after learning his brother may have been involved in a horrific crime. He and his family, increasingly weary of the justice system's failings, soon end up in the crosshairs of a seasoned but jaded detective.

DREAMCATCHER (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm:  A masked killer terrorizes a disc jockey and a group of friends at a drug-fueled underground music festival.

[holy-soup]

NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE! NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE! NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE! NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE! NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE! GET THEIR ASS GIRLIES!!!

NZL 10 - 17 FRA at the time this post was made

[canadachronicles]

Canada’s game versus Italy yesterday was so thrilling, I did not get my phone out to take pictures or video. They won 22-12 against a spirited Azzuri side, and secured their place in the quarterfinals! The Canucks have been playing excellent, powerful rugby, like their opening game against Japan. I believe they can go far!

[qnewsau]

Brisbane Hustlers win bid to host 2026 Bingham Cup

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Brisbane Hustlers win bid to host 2026 Bingham Cup

The Brisbane Hustlers Rugby Union Football Club have won their bid to host the 2026 Bingham Cup and Amanda Mark Cup, International Gay Rugby has announced.

The Hustlers are proudly celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Their successful Bingham Cup bid, announced today (August 13) is years in the making.

The Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial Tournament, known as the Bingham Cup, is the biennial World Cup of gay rugby.

Since 2002 it’s been held in different host cities worldwide and is named after US 9/11 gay rugby hero Mark Bingham.

In 2022, Bingham also introduced the Amanda Mark Cup, an inaugural event at the tournament for women’s rugby.

In May this year, the Hustlers flew to Italy to compete at Bingham. While in Rome, the Brisbane club made their final pitch to secure the next event and bring it home.

The Bingham Cup, celebrating gay and inclusive rugby, will take place in Brisbane in late August 2026, bringing thousands of players of supporters from countries around the world

Jason Garrick, Project Lead for the 2026 Brisbane Bingham and Amanda Mark Cup Bid said, “For many players, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“Not only will they compete at their best, they’ll also grow as individuals.”

Hustlers President Steve Bevan said, “We can’t wait to showcase our world-class rugby fields to participants from around the globe.

“Beyond the game, Brisbane’s vibrant nightlife promises to be an unforgettable experience.”

‘Brisbane Hustlers embody spirit of rugby’

The Brisbane Hustlers will host the Bingham Cup 10 years after they first competed in it, in Nashville in 2016.

International Gay Rugby chair Maddison Dennison congratulated the Hustlers and acknowledged their years of work in bidding for Bingham.

“The spirit of the rugby community is grounded in a few key virtues, but I’ve always found our resilience truly sets us apart,” Maddison

“Whether that’s showing up to a club as your true self, getting off the pitch after a hard tackle, or pulling yourself out from the bottom of a ruck.

“I’d like to personally congratulate, and thank, the Brisbane Hustlers for sticking with their Bingham dreams all these years.

“I can’t wait to see everyone in Australia in 2026.”

IGR vice chair Quinton Leduc said, “I’m excited to see what our host club, the Brisbane Hustlers, will showcase and can’t wait to see our member clubs down under!”

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[world-of-wales]

The Princess of Wales speaks with Canada Women's captain Gabrielle Hindley and the England Women's Team as she attends the England vs Papua New Guinea Rugby League World Cup quarter-final match at the DW Stadium, Wigan on 5 November 2022.