Black Ferns squad for November Tests named
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Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has called three new players into his squad to play a historic triple header Test against the USA in Chicago and two Tests against France next month.
Fiao’o Faamausili, the most-capped Black Fern (54 caps) will captain the side and Selica Winiata (33 caps) and Kendra Cocksedge (44 caps) have been named as co-vice captains.
The squad also includes experienced loose forwards Linda Itunu (37 caps) and Aroha Savage (30 caps), along with Bay of Plenty wing Renee Wickcliffe (32 caps).
The Black Ferns squad to tour the USA and France is (Test caps in brackets. * New cap):
FORWARDS
Eloise Blackwell (34)Les Elder (nee Ketu) (11)Fiao'o Faamausili (54) (captain)Aldora Itunu (17)Linda Itunu (37)Pip Love (4)Charmaine McMenamin (16)Aleisha Nelson (26)Joanah Ngan-Woo*Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate (22)Marcelle Parkes*Jackie Patea-Fereti (14)Leilani Perese (2)Aroha Savage (30)Charmaine Smith (18)Cristo Tofa (2)
BACKS
Chelsea Alley (17) Kendra Cocksedge (44) (vc)Krysten Cottrell (2)Kiritapu Demant (2) Ruahei Demant (2)Ayesha Leti-I’iga*Kilisitina Moata’ane*Natahlia Moors*Kristina Sue (12)Monica Tagoai*Stacey Waaka (13)Renee Wickliffe (32)Selica Winiata (33) (vc)
