• Eloise Blackwell named as Captain of the Black Ferns


    10 of our Auckland Storm players have been selected for the Black Ferns and NZ Barbarians squads for their fixtures in 2020.

    Eloise Blackwell has been named as Captain of the Black Ferns. Charmaine McMenamin, Aleisha-Pearl Nelson, Aldora Itunu, Cristo Tofa and Ruahei Demant have also been included in the 2020 Black Ferns squad.

    The NZ Barbarians squad features six capped Black Ferns. Saphire Abraham, Maia Roos, Patricia Maliepo and Natahlia Moors have all been named in the team.

    The Black Ferns and NZ Barbarians will play two matches against each other. This Saturday at The Trusts Arena, Waitakere and Saturday, 21 November at Trafalgar Park, Nelson.

     

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    The 2020 Black Ferns squad is (Test caps in brackets, new caps in bold):

    FORWARDS

    Eloise Blackwell (Captain, 43)           

    Auckland

    Chelsea Bremner

    Canterbury

    Luka Connor (5)

     

    Bay of Plenty

    Tanya Kalounivale

    Waikato

    Phillipa Love (11)

     

    Canterbury

    Charmaine McMenamin (25)

    Auckland

    Ilisapetu Molia

    Counties Manukau

    Toka Natua (22)

    Waikato

    Aleisha-Pearl Nelson (35)

    Auckland

    Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate (30) 

    Northland

    Kendra Reynolds

    Bay of Plenty

    Aroha Savage (33)

    Northland

    Kennedy Simon (4)

    Waikato

    Pia Tapsell (5) 

    Bay of Plenty

    Cristo Tofa (2)

    Auckland

    Kelsie Wills

    Bay of Plenty

     

    BACKS

     

    Chelsea Alley (24)         

    Waikato

    Grace Brooker (1) 

    Canterbury

    Kendra Cocksedge (Vice-Captain, 53) 

    Canterbury

    Ruahei Demant (11)

    Auckland

    Amy DuPlessis

    Otago

    Renee Holmes

     

    Waikato

    Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (6)

    Counties Manukau

    Cheyelle Robins-Reti

    Waikato

    Grace Steinmetz

    Canterbury

    Hazel Tubic (11)

    Counties Manukau

    Lanulangi Veainu

    Counties Manukau

    Selica Winiata (40)

    Manawatu

     

    The 2020 New Zealand Barbarians are (number of Black Ferns caps in brackets):

    FORWARDS

     

    Saphire Abraham

    Auckland

    Alana Bremner (Captain) 

    Canterbury

    Morgan Henderson

    Otago

    Grace Houpapa-Barrett

    Waikato

    Krystal Murray

    Northland

    Cindy Nelles

    Canterbury

    Joanah Ngan-Woo (3)

    Wellington

    Kaipo Olsen-Baker

    Manawatu

    Marcelle Parks (5)

    Wellington

    Maiakawanakaulani (Maia) Roos 

    Auckland

    Amy Rule

    Canterbury

    Jay Jay Taylor

    North Harbour

    Rebecca Todd

    Canterbury

    Olivia Ward-Duin (2)

    North Harbour

     

    BACKS

     

    Ariana Bayler                           

    Waikato

    Carys Dallinger

    Manawatu

    Lyric Faleafaga

     

    Wellington 

    Iritana Hohaia

    Taranaki

    Rosie Kelly

    Otago

    Martha Lolohea

    Canterbury

    Patricia Maliepo

    Auckland

    Kilisitina Moata'ane (1)

    Otago

    Natahlia Moors (2)

    Auckland

    Monica Tagoai (3)

    Wellington

    Janna Vaughan (6)

    Manawatu

     

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