• Les Elder returns to Captain the Black Ferns • 12 players in line for Black Ferns debut • Portia Woodman, Kelly Brazier and Stacey Fluhler selected after Olympic gold Black Ferns Coach Glenn Moore has named a 34-player squad for the upcoming tour of England and France, the squad is as follows. (With age, Provincial Union and
The Black Ferns will travel north at the end of the year for a four-match Test series against England and France. With two Tests each against England and France in October/November, the schedule will provide ideal preparation for the Black Ferns Rugby World Cup defence. New Zealand Rugby Head of Women’s Rugby Cate Sexton said
New All Blacks jersey and bespoke, all-new jersey for the Black Ferns unveiled, as part of adidas’ ambition to level the playing field in rugby and represent the next generation of players. Both replica jerseys are made in part with Parley Ocean Plastic, an important step for adidas’ commitment to a sustainable future. The all-new
This welcome news comes not a moment too soon. A hoped-for fixture between Australia and Samoa fell foul of the pandemic. The Ferns will be playing their first international of 2021; the Wallaroos their first since August 2019. Australia’s lack of competition is far more serious. They have only recently restored Fifteens to the prominence
International women’s rugby will return to New Zealand in September with a two-Test series against Australia confirmed today. The O’Reilly Cup will be up for grabs when the Black Ferns host Australia in Christchurch on 26 September before a tantalising double header at Eden Park alongside the All Blacks taking on South Africa on 2
The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens depart for the Oceania Sevens in Townsville, Australia next Tuesday, with both sides carrying an extended squad for the last tournament before Olympic selection. Facing their Australian and Fijian counterparts in the Oceania Sevens will be the first time the teams have travelled offshore since the start
Black Ferns team to play NZ Barbarians named Six debutants will don the black jersey in the Black Ferns side to play the NZ Barbarians this weekend. The match kicks off at 4.35pm at The Trusts Arena in Waitakere and will be broadcast live on SKY Sport. The team is (Test caps in brackets, debut
New Zealand’s best female rugby players will compete for charity as well as a black jersey when the Possibles play the Probables presented by Steinlager at North Harbour Stadium next month. The Probables will be raising money for New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) official charity, Graeme Dingle Foundation, and the Possibles for the UpsideDowns Education Trust.
North Harbour, Waitakere and Nelson to host matches Possibles v Probables and New Zealand Barbarians coaching staff appointed North Harbour, Waitakere and Nelson will play hosts to the top female players in New Zealand as they vie for a place in the Black Ferns squad in three matches next month. The three-match schedule which includes
The Black Ferns have confirmed a revised three-match schedule in November at the conclusion of the star-studded Farah Palmer Cup competition. The top women players in the country will play in an exciting Possibles versus Probables match Saturday 7 November, as the players vie for national selection. The Black Ferns will then play the New Zealand Barbarians on
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