‘The moment needs to carry on’ – why the Black Ferns’ success must be a game-changer for women’s sport in NZ
- Written by: Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
Saturday night’s heart-stopping 34-31 Women’s Rugby World Cup victory by the New Zealand Black Ferns over England was more than a great game, it was a milestone in women’s sport in general.
Played in front of 42,500 spectators at Auckland’s Eden Park, traditional home of men’s rugby and renowned “fortress”...
