Horror moment kills Aussies in World Cup opener

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Australian rugby's Eden Park misery continued arsenic the brave Wallaroos were overrun 41-17 by New Zealand successful their Rugby World Cup opener successful beforehand of a grounds crowd.

The Wallaroos, who person ne'er beaten the defending champion Black Ferns, led 17-0 successful the archetypal fractional and were level astatine 17-17 successful the 2nd erstwhile they copped 2 disastrous yellowish cards astatine the aforesaid time.

That was ever going to propulsion Australia to breaking point, and the Kiwis scored 14 unanswered points successful the 10 minutes that the Wallaroos played with lone 13 players.

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The Wallaroos didn't flinch arsenic they walked towards a stirring haka, and nor did they flinch aft kick-off arsenic they dominated the aboriginal exchanges.

New winger Bienne Terita continued a singular commencement to her Test career, fending disconnected fullback Renee Holmes to dive implicit successful the country for the opening effort successful the 14th minute.

Australia had caught the Kiwis napping with a speedy pat earlier firing the shot wide.

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The monolithic assemblage was then silenced erstwhile the different Aussie winger, Ivania Wong, pounced connected a New Zealand mistake and streaked distant for the 2nd effort successful the 16th minute.

The Black Ferns appeared rattled and continued to marque errors passim the archetypal fractional arsenic Wallaroos manager Jay Tregonning's unit prediction came true.

Terita past made it 4 tries successful her archetypal 2 Tests against New Zealand erstwhile the 19-year-old sevens person powered implicit again for 17-0 pursuing immoderate slick passing.

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The Kiwis yet got connected the committee aft fractional an hr erstwhile fastener Joanah Ngan-Woo burrowed implicit from adjacent range.

That injected immoderate assurance into the location campy and legendary winger Portia Woodman - scorer of 7 tries successful their past lucifer against Japan - continued that signifier with a good decorativeness in the near corner.

New Zealand were inactive acold from their best, but Woodman continued her tit-for-tat conflict with Terita by overpowering the youngster for her 2nd arsenic the hosts struck archetypal successful the 2nd fractional to level the scores astatine 17-17.

The Wallaroos were past reduced to 13 players successful 1 fell swoop erstwhile Wong was yellow-carded for a cynical play erstwhile the Black Ferns were blistery connected attack.

The TMO past intervened aft spotting a unsafe tackle from Wallaroos skipper Shannon Parry connected Liana Mikaele-Tu'u successful the build-up.

The mismatch made a Black Ferns effort astir inevitable and truthful it was erstwhile reserve prop Awhina Tangen‑Wainohu proved excessively blistery to grip adjacent to the line, leaving Australia trailing for the archetypal clip of the night.

Woodman past completed her hat-trick with an casual decorativeness aft different beardown tally from standout centre Stacey Fluhler, earlier the 2 carded Wallaroos returned.

Cult leader Ruby Tui got successful connected the enactment with 2 precocious tries connected a terrific nighttime for wingers arsenic New Zealand's pb blew out.

Earlier connected Saturday, France and England comfortably bushed South Africa and Fiji respectively

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