New Zealand defeated Samoa 32-0 in the World Cup semi-final, driven by Stacey Waaka's hat-trick and Raecene McGregor's leadership.
A Stacey Waaka hat-trick and masterful kicking game from skipper Raecene McGregor has guided New Zealand to a strong 32-0 World Cup semi-final win in Newcastle.
The Kiwi Ferns had their most connected performance of the campaign, but were made to fight as Samoa hung in the match until the dying stages.
Samoa made a nervous start and were shellshocked when Mackenzie Wiki dived over in the corner in the 2nd minute to give the Kiwi Ferns a 4-0 lead despite question marks over the put-down.
But New Zealand weren't about to run away with it, making a string of handling errors in the face of the physical defence of their opposition.
Samoa managed to control possession in the New Zealand half for multiple repeat sets midway through the first stanza, but the attack didn't flow enough the...