{"id":17321,"date":"2022-11-11T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/?p=17321"},"modified":"2022-11-11T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:43:16","slug":"black-ferns-team-named-for-rugby-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2022\/11\/11\/black-ferns-team-named-for-rugby-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK FERNS TEAM NAMED FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Black Ferns team to face England for the Rugby World Cup title, at a sold-out Eden Park this Saturday, has been named.<\/div>\n
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The team is:<\/p>\n

1: Phillipa Love (24)
\n2: Georgia Ponsonby (12)
\n3: Amy Rule (11)
\n4: Maiakawanakaukani Roos (13)
\n5: Chelsea Bremner (11)
\n6: Alana Bremner (12)
\n7: Sarah Hirini (16)
\n8: Charmaine McMenamin (30)
\n9: Kendra Cocksedge (67)
\n10: Ruahei Demant (25) \u2013 co-captain
\n11: Portia Woodman (24)
\n12: Theresa Fitzpatrick (17)
\n13: Stacey Fluhler (24)
\n14: Ruby Tui (9)
\n15: Renee Holmes (9)<\/p>\n

16: Luka Connor (13)
\n17: Krystal Murray (8)
\n18: Santo Taumata (6)
\n19: Joanah Ngan-Woo (16)
\n20: Kennedy Simon (12) \u2013 co-captain
\n21: Ariana Bayler (7)
\n22: Hazel Tubic (21)
\n23: Ayesha Leti-I\u2019iga (20)
\nUnavailable due to injury: Liana Mikaele-Tu\u2019u<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Black Ferns coaches have made just one injury-enforced change to their match-day 23 with 2017 World Cup winner Charmaine McMenamin replacing Liana Mikaele-Tu\u2019u who sustained a thumb injury in the semi-final victory.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The team features six players who took part in the 2017 Rugby World Cup Final against the same opposition, with McMenamin joined by Sarah Hirini, Kendra Cocksedge, Portia Woodman, Theresa Fitzpatrick and Stacey Fluhler in lining up for consecutive Finals.<\/p>\n

Black Ferns Director of Coaching Wayne Smith said alongside Assistant Coaches Wesley Clarke and Whitney Hansen, they were pleased to name a settled team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout this whole campaign selection has been incredibly difficult. We are pretty happy with the continuity in this line up and only the one change this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharmaine comes into the team and she\u2019s already had some good minutes on the field during the World Cup and obviously brings that experience from 2017 as well,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

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Not shying away from the task at hand, Smith said this weekend will be as tough as they come.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt is going to be a massive challenge. We are playing against possibly one of the greatest teams in the history of rugby, they\u2019ve won 30 Tests in a row which is remarkable and it’s going to take a huge effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support for the team has been amazing but that also brings its own challenges, we have to show that we can cope with those challenges and focus on playing the rugby that we love,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

This will be the 30th Test between the teams, having first met in 1997, the Black Ferns have won 18, drawn one and lost 10.<\/p>\n

It will be the fourth time the teams have met in a Rugby World Cup Final, most recently the Black Ferns coming from behind to win 41-32 in Ireland in 2017.<\/p>\n

There have only been three Tests between the nations since the last Rugby World Cup, the Black Ferns winning in San Diego in 2019 \u2013 England\u2019s last defeat before going on a 30-match winning streak, including two wins over the Black Ferns last year.<\/p>\n

The Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park on Saturday 12 November is sold out. Fans can watch live on Three New Zealand from 7pm.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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