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New Zealand open their Pacific Four rugby series against Australia in Tauranga this afternoon. Openside flanker Kendra Reynolds is playing just her second ...

Wallaroos fullback Lori Cramer recounts how the First Nations anthem came to fruition. The Wallaroos will open their Pacific Four campaign against the Black ...

The Wallaroos' Test with Black Ferns will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport. BLACK FERNS V WALLAROOS TEAMS The Wallaroos will open their Pacific Four campaign against the Black Ferns in Tauranga.

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The Black Ferns open their 2022 season in Tauranga today against the world No 6 ranked Australian Wallaroos with a new coach at the helm.

The No 2 ranked Black Ferns and No 6 ranked Australians are building combinations towards the Rugby World Cup in October, with the Black Ferns playing their first test at home in almost three years. MetService is forecasting rain ahead. The Black Ferns open their 2022 season in Tauranga today against the world No 6 ranked Australian Wallaroos with a new coach at the helm.

Black Ferns hit back with their first try to trail Australia by 5 points at halftime in rain-soaked Tauranga.

A high-powered management team, led by former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith and featuring Sir Graham Henry, Wesley Clarke, Whitney Hansen and Allan Bunting, took ...

A clear tactical switch was evident from the Black Ferns in the second half – now far more willing to kick and play at the right end of the field. This allowed the Black Ferns to build and apply pressure. In the earlier Pacific Four Series match Canada easily accounted for USA 36-5. Once the match was underway it didn't take long for contrasting tactics to emerge. It was high risk, adventurous, and often left them under pressure through handling errors in their own half. Second half tries from Bremner and player of the match No 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker, who beat two defenders with a storming blindside surge to the line, pushed the Black Ferns ahead for the first time in the match.

At Tauranga Domain, Tauranga: Black Ferns 23 (Ayesha Leti-I'iga 2, Alana Bremner, Kaipo Olsen Baker tries, Kendra Cocksedge pen) Australia 10 (Liz Patu try; ...

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Olsen-Baker, who was the best of the seven test debutants, capped a solid debut with a brilliant try and rookie centre Kelsey Teneti looks like a star of the future. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. Playmaker Hazel Tubic made a big impact from the bench. Two tries after half-time for loose forward Alana Bremner and a trademark No 8 finish for debutant Kaipo Olsen-Baker turned a difficult game on its head.

First-up win for new coaches Wayne Smith and company after New Zealand recover from uncertain start in difficult conditions.

This was despite replays showing Leti-I’iga wearing a forearm to the jaw. Down 10-5 at halftime, the Black Ferns were in the match provided they showed greater tactical nous in the difficult conditions and they did more than that – they dominated the Australians with their greater desire in the second half. In the end it was convincing, a victory which owed much to the vastly improved aggression in the second half from their pack, who turned an ordinary set piece around to dominate the Australians, and an extremely helpful injection of talent and energy from their reserves bench.

Australia's quest for a historic victory over New Zealand has fallen short with the Wallaroos going down 23-10 in a rain-sodden Test in Tauranga.

With seven debutantes in their squad, New Zealand started to find their feet after halftime with a new front-row getting them on the attack. Leti-I'iga then scored their fourth try after fulltime to cap a courageous fightback for the Black Ferns. A Cramer penalty put the lead out to 10-0 but the Kiwis got on the board in the 31st minute when Kendra Cocksedge took a quick tap and winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga dived over.

A new-look New Zealand side began their preparations for hosting the women's World Cup by coming from behind for a hard-fought 23-10 victory over Australia ...

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Australia's quest for a historic victory over New Zealand has fallen short with the Wallaroos going down 23-10 in a rain-sodden Test in Tauranga.

Leti-I’iga then scored their fourth try after full-time to cap a courageous fightback for the Black Ferns. After having a try disallowed for an illegal bind, flanker Alana Bremner made no mistake in the 48th minute to lock up the match 10-10. But they were unable to turn their 10-5 lead into a maiden win.

The new-look Black Ferns began their preparations for hosting the women's World Cup by coming from behind for a hard-fought 23-10 victory over Australia at ...

The Wallaroos pack continued to impress but a new front row brought on early in the second half by the Black Ferns shifted the momentum decisively. Conditions made it difficult for New Zealand's backline to get involved but the Black Ferns made the most of it when they did finally get into the Australia half and winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga scored in the corner. The New Zealand side, featuring seven new caps, scored four unanswered tries from the 32nd minute to overhaul the Wallaroos, who they will meet again in their opening match of the World Cup at Eden Park on October 8.

The Black Ferns have opened their Pacific Four series campaign with a 23-10 victory over the Australian Wallaroos at a slippery, muddy Tauranga Domain.

Her heads-up play led to Leti-I’iga’s second try at the death, an overhead pass. Hazel Tubic used her nous and experience to good effect at five-eighths. They also had, in No 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker, just a month past her 20th birthday, the outstanding player on the day.

At Tauranga Domain, Tauranga: Black Ferns 23 (Ayesha Leti-I'iga 2, Alana Bremner, Kaipo Olsen-Baker tries; Kendra Cocksedge pen) Australia 10 (Liz Patu try; ...

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. Olsen-Baker, who was the best of the seven test debutants, capped a solid debut with a super try and rookie centre Kelsey Teneti looks like a star of the future. Playmaker Hazel Tubic made a big impact from the bench. Two tries after half-time for loose forward Alana Bremner and a trademark No 8 finish for debutant Kaipo Olsen-Baker turned a difficult game on its head.

Powerful prop Tanya Kalounivale has made an imposing debut in the Black Ferns jersey, representing a nation that's given her family a second chance and ...

“And I knew I could, because Big Boss had helped me and I’m not going to give up easily. As Kalounivale became a rock in the Waikato front row, she caught the eye of the Black Ferns selectors. At three in the morning, I went round to my uncle’s house and sat in the bathtub with the cold water running. “I felt pretty blessed to be playing.” “But I enjoy it at Wintec because my lecturers are willing to help me succeed, they want me to do well." “I remember I was so sore. “I was in a space where I wanted to be different. “Mum dropped me off and I was so scared and nervous. More of a shock lay in store for Kalounivale. “My first game, my gosh it was so funny. We did the warm-up, and I thought that was the whole session. “Mum told him about me wanting to play rugby, and later that day, she came home with a pair of boots. “I wrote back ‘Oh Big Boss, I just got named to be on the bench for the first test.

At Tauranga Domain, Tauranga: Black Ferns 23 (Ayesha Leti-I'iga 2, Alana Bremner, Kaipo Olsen-Baker tries; Kendra Cocksedge pen) Australia 10 (Liz Patu try; ...

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. “It was so fun.” “It's great having her, isn't it? Rookie No 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker was named player of the match and scored a superb individual try to give the Black Ferns the lead for the first time in the second half.