060614bf6 Black Ferns v Australia at the Rotorua International Stadium 6 June 2014 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser
060614bf6 Black Ferns v Australia at the Rotorua International Stadium 6 June 2014 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser
The Black Ferns have swept the international women's rugby series after defeating Canada 33-21 in Whakatane today.
Canada gave the Ferns a good fight at Rugby Park but the home side managed to win the match, making it four from four during the series which was hosted in the Bayof Plenty.
The clean sweep will give New Zealand plenty of confidence ahead of the women's Rugby World Cup in France in August.
The match was the final hit-out for both sides before the world cup. Going into the final game of the series today, the Ferns had defeated Australia 38-3, Samoa 90-12 and Canada 16-8.
Normally a rugby match between Canada and New Zealand would be a mismatch in the men's game, but the Canadian women's team gave the Black Ferns a great test.
The hosts started well scoring the first 26 points, with Fiao'o Fa'amausili, Huriana Manuel, Shakira Baker and Renee Wickliffe all crossing for tries.
But the Canadians fought back well to make the final score 33-21. New Zealand are in the same pool as Ireland, USA and Kazakhstan at the up-coming world cup. Their first match will be against Kazakhstan on August 1. The final will take place on August 17.
