These Highlights from the Black Ferns destroying Hong Kong are incredible!
- Publish Date
- Monday, 14 August 2017, 8:31AM
Portia Woodman scorched across for eight of New Zealand's 19 tries as they shredded Hong Kong 121-0 at the women's Rugby World Cup in Dublin.
The flying winger was virtually unstoppable as the four-time champions unleashed their attacking flair against their out-matched opposition.
Hong Kong had lost their opener 98-0 to Canada and their defence was prised open effortlessly by a New Zealand side coming off a 44-12 win over Wales.
The Black Ferns threatened to eclipse their own record for the biggest win at the tournament, achieved when they crushed Germany 134-6 in Amsterdam in 1998. It was the third time they have raised a century at the tournament.
Woodman's try haul at Billings Park is believed to be a tournament match record for a player.
Four of the flying winger's tries came in the last 10 minutes as her pace simply left flagging defenders in her wake in long-range streaks to the tryline.
A humble Woodhouse had plenty of praise for her teammates.
"A little bit knackered. I think we were doing a conditioning session after a while. It's all down to the girls on the inside. They're working in the middle and I get all the glory at the end just to finish it off."
"The score does reflect our work but for Hong Kong, it doesn't reflect what they were doing. They worked hard on defence and attack and they just kept going right up to the 80th minute. Unfortunately, it doesn't reflect how hard they were working."
Because of their massive points differential, New Zealand are virtually guaranteed a place in the semi-finals, regardless the result of their last pool game against world No.3 Canada on Thursday.
- This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission.