Eloise Blackwell named as Black Ferns captain Nine new caps included Preparation begins for Rugby World Cup 2021 Auckland’s Eloise Blackwell (Ngātiwai, Ngāti Maru) will lead the 2020 Black Ferns, in a squad that includes nine uncapped players. Blackwell, a 29-year-old lock

James Blackwell and Vaea Fifita will bring up 50 caps for the Lions, when the team plays Tasman Mako at Porirua Park this weekend. It’s the first time the premiership side has hosted a game away from Athletic Park or Sky Stadium in NPC history. Blackwell, who has been named acting captain

The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup and first Investec Tri Nations Test at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 31 October (Kick-off: 7.50PM AEDT, 9.50PM NZT, LIVE and EXCLUSIVE in New Zealand on Sky) The matchday 23 is as follows (Test caps in

• 52 players will vie for a Black Ferns jersey •  Mix of experience and new talent in trial squads • Teams will represent Graeme Dingle Foundation and UpsideDowns charities Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore and his selectors have named the two teams for the Possibles v Probables match which kicks off

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the 2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teams. The teams will not play in 2020 but selectors have named the sides to recognise the efforts of the secondary school players this season. NZR High Performance Talent Identification Manager PJ Williams said