1. Pip Love (18)

2. Luka Connor (7)

3. Amy Rule (6)

4. Maiakawanakaulani Roos (6)

5. Joanah Ngan Woo (9)

6. Alana Bremner (7)

7. Kendra Reynolds (4)

8. Kennedy Simon (9) – co-captain

9. Ariana Bayler (4)

10. Ruahei Demant (19) – co-captain

11. Ayesha Leti-I’iga (16)

12. Chelsea Semple (28)

13. Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu Atai’i (Sylvia) Brunt (3)

14. Ruby Tui (3)

15. Grace Steinmetz – debut

16. Natalie Delamare (1)

17. Krystal Murray (3)

18. Santo Taumata – debut

19. Chelsea Bremner (4)

20. Charmaine McMenamin (26)

21. Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu (8)

22. Renee Holmes (4)

23. Hazel Tubic (15)

Two further players will make their international debut this series, with Bay of Plenty teenager Santo Taumata to come off the bench, while outside back Grace Steinmetz will add to her one Black Ferns match in 2020, with her first Test on Saturday.

BFs by another 50.

This test is the last real opportunity to give players a chance to make the RWC squad. They need to take it.

@Bovidae said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

This test is the last real opportunity to give players a chance to make the RWC squad. They need to take it.

Some will find that head to heads in FPC finals may help selection as well but it shouldn't change much. Hopefully no one picks up a serious injury.

Damn Steinmetz at FB surprising & getting a start ahead of Tubic.

@trooa said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

Damn Steinmetz at FB surprising & getting a start ahead of Tubic.

And having both Holmes and Tubic on the bench seems to suggest the coaches want to see Tubic at 1st 5 in the 2nd half.

@Bovidae Yupp, keen to see more of Tubic 10 & Demant 12 combo. They didn't get much time last week but Semple deserves a chance at 12.

The other thing about the starting XV is that none of the main goal kickers are there. Bayler was kicking for Waikato in their last game and did well, so maybe she has that role. Demant would be the other choice. Semple doesn't seem to anymore.

@Bovidae said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

This test is the last real opportunity to give players a chance to make the RWC squad. They need to take it.

Aw bro it's just Aussie eh? Doesn't mean anything

@NTA said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

@Bovidae said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

This test is the last real opportunity to give players a chance to make the RWC squad. They need to take it.

Aw bro it's just Aussie eh? Doesn't mean anything

Note to the team: score near the posts.

@NTA said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

@Bovidae said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

This test is the last real opportunity to give players a chance to make the RWC squad. They need to take it.

Aw bro it's just Aussie eh? Doesn't mean anything

In reality (for this year and RWC), not much.
We are in the same pool. The other two teams are weak. Australia will be going into the quarters about 5th and likely to face either England or France. If they are lucky Pool B might even out and let the Pool C second place into third ranking. That would also be a good scenario for NZ as we might meet for a fifth time this year in the semis.

Ferns dominating already, but scrappy

Ferns 3 is too big, slow and never getting on side. Twice in a minute

Which had lead to a try, roos up 7-0, basically showing that there is a long way to beating France, let alone England.

Semprle, 12, totally upright in a tackle. Head contact, she should be on for a red card when she wakes up

Play should have been stopped straight away

@Steven-Harris said in Black Ferns v Australia 2:

Play should have been stopped straight away

Yup, but she should get a card

@Machpants , no question about the card , but like I said play should been stopped straight away ..

Yellow, cos she's 'passive'. Absorbing I guess

Finally a bit of decent play, not vintage, and the ferns rumble it over close. 7-10 ferns 26 mins

Smith will be pissed with the effort so far. Ozzie have really stepped up, but ferns very poor, scrappy