The Black Ferns are gearing up for their final pool match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup against Ireland at Brighton and Hove Stadium on Sunday, September 7, 2.45pm BST kick-off, (Monday, September 8, 1.45am NZT). The Black Ferns coaching group has selected their match-day 23 which includes winger Ayesha Leti-I’iga who returns from an
Trailfinders have announced the signing of Black Fern, Georgia Ponsonby. A Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand and a standout performer across both domestic and international competition, Ponsonby arrives in West London as one of the most complete forwards in the global game – a relentless ball carrier, defensive rock, and razor-sharp operator in the
Next Friday 25 July sees the announcement of the 32 Black Ferns to fly to England. There are the usual dead certs, plus a number of chancier choices Allan Bunting has to make. Some Kiwi fans may well expect their favourite team, never called New Zealand at home, to win yet another pot. Others, taking
Black Ferns XV Head Coach Willie Walker has announced a 28-strong squad to travel to South Africa for two matches against the Springbok Women’s team in Cape Town. The two fixtures will both be played at the 34,000-seat Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on 26 July and 2 August in what will be the first
A look back at the Black Ferns v Black Ferns XV – lessons and deductions Background And there’s a lot of it! The management had three aims in mind: the coming test against Australia, a first ever tour of South Africa for a “Black Ferns XV” (aka a second squad); and, most important, the RWC
Allan Bunting has announced the names of 33 players to form the squads to play their last two home matches before the RWC. The squad: (I offer them as originally shown, though the rest of the world isn’t as bright at arithmetic. For us two halves are needed to make a whole, and two five-eighths
Twenty-two talented athletes, including sprinters, kickboxers, and rowers have been selected to attend the Next Ferns national combine, where they’ll be assessed by Black Ferns Director of Rugby Alan Bunting and Black Ferns Sevens coach Corey Sweeney. The inaugural Next Ferns programme was designed to unearth new-to-rugby talent ahead of the 2029 Rugby World Cup
In an intriguing addition to the rugby calendar, the Black Ferns are due to meet a “Black Ferns XV” on 5 July at the Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei. The game acts essentially as preparation for the O’Reilly Cup match against the Wallaroos, which takes place a week later at Wellington. Since the BFs have never lost
Pacific Four, Round Two, Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch This was another game to build to a unforgettable climax after the hooter. Few could have imagined the outcome. The organisers of the Pac-4 have not yet taken the plunge and made this fixture the final act of a three-part drama. That is the pattern in the
New NZR+ series Behind the Fern goes inside the Black Ferns’ journey to the UK Rugby fans are set for an exclusive look inside the world of one of New Zealand’s most iconic teams with the release of Behind the Fern — a brand-new series following the Black Ferns as they prepare to defend the
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