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 |