Black Ferns XV Head Coach Willie Walker has announced a 28-player squad to travel to South Africa for two matches against the Springbok Women’s team in Cape Town.

Fresh of winning back-to-back Super Rugby Aupiki titles, Blues Women name team to contest trans-Tasman final.

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner Charmaine McMenamin is making the shift from player to coach, joining the Blues women as forwards coach

Former Black Ferns and Black Ferns Sevens star Portia Woodman-Wickliffe will play for the Blues in Super Rugby Aupiki next season