New Zealand's Black Ferns have retained the Laurie O'Reilly Cup by romping to a convincing 66-19 victory over the Wallaroos.

Three debutantes for the Black Ferns' team to face Australia in Auckland on Saturday afternoon including Blues forward Amarante Sititi.

The Blues have won their third consecutive Super Aupiki title wuth a 28-21 victory over Matatū in a thrilling final in Christchurch in front of over 10.000 spectators..

A few new names and a couple missing from Whitney Hansen's first Black Ferns squad with 30-players selected for next month's Pacific Four Series (PAC4) in the United States and Australia.

Black Ferns Head Coach Whitney Hansen has invited 41 players to attend training camp held in Wellington between February 16-27.

The Black Ferns have, brought in four players from injury and loaded the bench with firepower for their first game of the Rugby World Cup against Spain on Monday morning.

A new group of players have been selected for the Black Ferns in a bid for the 2025 World Cup