Auckland’s Eden Park is officially sold out for the Black Ferns and All Blacks double-header matches on Saturday 24 September, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced today. 47,000 fans will pack out the stadium for an evening of rugby, with the Black Ferns kicking off at 4.30PM against Japan. Followed by the All Blacks final
Black Ferns coaches Wayne Smith, Wesley Clarke and Whitney Hansen have selected 32 players in the Black Ferns squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, hosted in New Zealand for the first time. The squad was announced by New Zealand Rugby Deputy Chair and Rugby World Cup winner Dr Farah Palmer at College Rifles Rugby
Kendra Cocksedge, the most capped Black Fern of all time, has announced today that she will retire from all rugby after Rugby World Cup 2021. Cocksedge has had an unpresented career in the black jersey, debuting in 2007 and going on to play a record 64 matches and scoring a record 382 points. In 2019
The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens squads set to compete for the Rugby World Cup Sevens title in South Africa early next month have been named today. Both teams are defending back-to-back champions and depart for Cape Town today, the men fresh from victory at the Los Angeles Sevens in USA, and the
Fresh off victory in the O’Reilly Cup Series, New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed one final Test for the Black Ferns in their Rugby World Cup preparations, hosting Japan at Eden Park on 24 September. The match will be part of a double header with the All Blacks and Australia and marks the first time
Black Ferns coaches Wayne Smith, Wes Clarke and Whitney Hansen have named their side for the first of two O’Reilly Cup Tests, to be played in Christchurch, this Saturday (kick off 7.05pm). The team is; Pip Love (17) Georgia Ponsonby (5) Tanya Kalounivale (2) Joanah Ngan Woo (8) Chelsea Bremner (3) Alana Bremner (6) Kennedy
Wayne Smith has published the names of 33 players to form the Black Ferns squad to face Australia home and away in the O’Reilly Cup (two tests) – see list below. There are several points of interest. Smith stresses that he and his staff are still looking for talent to add to the squad. This
Ruahei Demant to lead the team alongside co-Captain Kennedy Simon Theresa Fitzpatrick and debutant Tyla Nathan-Wong to join squad fresh from Commonwealth Games. 19-Test Black Fern Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali and 2019 Black Fern Player of the Year Charmaine McMenamin return to the squad. As the Black Ferns continue to build to the Rugby World Cup 2021,
The best of women’s talent will get the chance to impress Black Ferns coaches this Friday with the Black Ferns Trial being played at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe (kick off 7.05pm). The trial brings together 46 of the country’s leading players to face off with an eye to cementing their spot in the Rugby
Fresh from victory in the Pacific Four Series, Black Ferns coaches and players now turn their attention to a trial match, to be played in Pukukohe next week. The match will feature the majority of the squad that took part in the Pacific Four Series, with an additional 18 of the country’s leading players. Dubbed
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