I came back not long ago from a visit to #SandyPark, #Exeter's main #Rugby ground. It’s one of the ones hosting the Women’s #RugbyWorldCup and today there were two back-to-back matches between #NewZealand vs #Japan followed by #France vs #Brazil. There was good atmosphere and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Here are the flags laid out prior to the first match.
#NewZealand's women’s #RugbyTeam is know as the #BlackFerns and they have their own version of the #Haka which is ceremonially performed prior to each international match. It’s impressive to see live.
The match was action packed though mostly one-sided with the #BlackFerns dominating after an impressive initial try by #Japan. It’s not worth trying to capture the action in a mobile phone photograph but here are the teams during a #Scrum.
Win or Lose, the #Japan team always honours the crowd afterwards by going to each stand and bowing to the spectators. I think that’s a nice touch showing mutual respect.
Khurram Wadee ✅