{"id":794,"date":"2022-10-04T14:44:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T09:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/?p=794"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T05:18:58","slug":"will-the-home-advantage-help-the-new-zealand-womens-team-win-another-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/2022\/10\/04\/will-the-home-advantage-help-the-new-zealand-womens-team-win-another-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Home Advantage Help the New Zealand Women\u2019s Team Win Another World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think about international women\u2019s rugby, which team comes to your mind? In all likelihood, it\u2019s probably the New Zealand Black Ferns. As one of the most successful teams in women\u2019s rugby<\/a><\/span>, the Black Ferns have competed in all eight of the Rugby World Cup tournaments and won five out of the last six competitions.<\/p>\n

Their most recent Rugby World Cup win was in 2017 and with the 2021 competition about to start \u2013 it was postponed due to the pandemic \u2013 New Zealanders are hopeful that the women\u2019s team can bring the cup home once again.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, let\u2019s take a closer look at what we can expect of the Black Ferns during the 2021 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n

Benefit Of The Home Advantage<\/strong><\/h2>\n

New Zealand are hosting the 2021 Rugby World Cup for the first time in its history which means the Black Ferns will benefit from the home advantage, but could this really make a difference?<\/p>\n

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A little digging on Google revealed a study<\/a><\/span> that looked at home advantage during the Six Nations. The research analysed home advantage in tournaments between 2000 and 2007, covering 120 matches in total. The results found that teams playing on home turf scored 61% more points than away teams.<\/p>\n

Another study<\/a><\/span> examined the impact of performing the haka, the ceremonial M\u0101ori routine, and the advantage it gave to the All Blacks. It showed that heartrate increased during the haka, boosting body temperature and getting their muscles ready for the game. So, combine the home advantage with the benefits of the haka and it seems that the Black Ferns could well have the edge they need to win their sixth Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Black Ferns\u2019 Impressive Record<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When it comes to women\u2019s rugby, this New Zealand team is arguably one of the most accomplished. In fact, they\u2019re the only women\u2019s international team to win a match against every single one of their opponents. This started in 1990 with their first international match against the Netherlands \u2013 New Zealand won with 56 points to Netherland\u2019s zero.<\/p>\n

However, the Black Ferns also suffered their biggest defeat in 2021. This was an away game against England, with the hosts beating New Zealand in a match that ended 56-15. The Ferns also subsequently lost their number one world ranking, dropping to number two behind England.<\/p>\n

With all of that being said, can New Zealand win the 2021 Rugby World Cup? Will they be crowned champions once again? The tournament starts on 8 October 2022, so it won\u2019t be long before we find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you think about international women\u2019s rugby, which team comes to your mind? In all likelihood, it\u2019s probably the New Zealand Black Ferns. As one of the most successful teams in women\u2019s rugby, the Black Ferns have competed in all eight of the Rugby World Cup tournaments and won five out of the last six […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/457581\/original\/file-20220412-30661-izr1fc.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=900.0&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"Will the Home Advantage Help the New Zealand Women\u2019s Team Win Another World Cup?","footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":799,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions\/799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports-index.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}