{"id":14588,"date":"2025-05-17T11:15:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T11:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/pacific-four-series-new-zealand-and-canada-tie-australia-beat-usa\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T11:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T11:15:29","slug":"pacific-four-series-new-zealand-and-canada-tie-australia-beat-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/pacific-four-series-new-zealand-and-canada-tie-australia-beat-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Four Series: New Zealand and Canada tie, Australia beat USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">New Zealand and Canada tied 27-27 in a thrilling second round of the Pacific Four series in Christchurch. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cx2jm8xe0ego\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">two tries on her debut<\/a> in last week&#8217;s opening match against Australia, began the scoring for the world champion Black Ferns in the sixth minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Defending champions Canada responded almost immediately through DaLeaka Menin&#8217;s converted try and the teams were level at 12-12 at half-time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The scoring continued to fluctuate after the break, with Ayesha Leti-l&#8217;iga adding her second try for New Zealand before Alysha Corrigan and Olivia Apps touched down for Canada. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shoshanah Seumanutafa then gave Canada a 27-22 lead after 77 minutes but Julia Schell missed the conversion, allowing Sylvia Brunt&#8217;s 83rd-minute try for the Black Ferns to level the scores. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But Ruahei Demant also missed her kick to squander New Zealand&#8217;s last-gasp winning opportunity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In Canberra, Australia comfortably beat USA 27-19 to get their first win of the series. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hope Rogers scored all three of USA&#8217;s tries, including the opener, but scores from Eva Karpani, Ashley Masters and Charlotte Caslick saw Australia pull ahead 19-14 at half-time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Masters added her second shortly after half-time and the Wallaroos held on for victory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The series concludes with Australia facing Canada on Friday 23 May and New Zealand taking on USA the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The teams are preparing for the World Cup in England which starts on 22 August, when New Zealand will aim to claim a third straight title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/c14kjg8v2x8o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand and Canada tied 27-27 in a thrilling second round of the Pacific Four series in Christchurch. Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who scored two tries on her debut in last week&#8217;s opening match against Australia, began the scoring for the world champion Black Ferns in the sixth minute. 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