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The Black Ferns 26-women squad for their End-of-Season tour to the UK has been named, which includes 10 players from the Canterbury Women’s side.
Canterbury Captain Barbara Chittock (pictured top), and Amanda Murphy (pictured second from top), are two of the five new-caps to the squad, after their successful season with Canterbury in the Provincial Competition.
The squad assembles in Auckland at the Millenium Institute on the 6th
November for 4 days, before they depart for the England, where they will play three games, with the last as the Curtain Raiser to the All Blacks at Twickenham. See Full squad and match details below.
Black Ferns tour to England match schedule (all times are local)
Saturday 14 November v England, Esher RFC, kick off 4.00pm
Tuesday 17 November v England A, Esher RFC, kick off 7.00pm
Saturday 21 November v England, Twickenham, kick off 4.45pm
2009 Black Ferns squad
| Kelly Brazier* |
Otago |
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Olivia Coady
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Canterbury
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Kendra Cocksedge
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Canterbury
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Barbara Chittock*
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Canterbury
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| Fiao’o Faamausili |
Auckland |
| Victoria Grant (nee Blackledge) |
Auckland |
| Victoria Heighway |
Auckland |
| Carla Hohepa |
Otago |
| Linda Itunu |
Auckland |
| Emma Jensen |
Auckland |
| Justine Lavea# |
Auckland |
| Ruth McKay |
Manawatu |
| Rebecca Mahony (nee Hull) |
Wellington |
| Beth Mallard |
Otago |
| Huriana Manuel |
Auckland |
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Amanda Murphy*
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Canterbury
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| Karina Penetito# |
Auckland |
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Casey Robertson#
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Canterbury
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| Vita Robinson# |
Auckland |
| Claire Rowat* |
Wellington |
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Amiria Rule# (nee Marsh)
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Canterbury
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Melissa Ruscoe
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Canterbury
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Stephanie TeOhaere Fox
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Canterbury
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Anika Tiplady#
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Canterbury
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Kimberly Smith
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Canterbury
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| Renee Wickcliffe* |
Auckland |
* denotes new caps.
# denotes players returning to the Black Ferns after time away.
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