Knowing Australia will have been working on a counter to their effective lineout maul, the Black Ferns have looked to improve areas they were not happy with ahead of the second Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy Test at Eden Park on Saturday.
Auckland’s Eden Park is officially sold out for this Saturday’s mouth-watering Black Ferns and All Blacks double Test match fixtures against Australia, New Zealand Rugby announced today.
Black Ferns captain and hooker Fiao'o Faamausili and coach Glenn Moore both believe there is significant improvement the side can make as they continue their programme with a second Test against Australia at Eden Park on Saturday.
Lineout execution and superior patience and finishing saw the Black Ferns claim the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy win 31-11 over Australia's Wallaroos at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.
It’s been a long wait since lifting the Women’s Rugby World Cup in August last year, but the Black Ferns are back in action against Australia in Sydney on Saturday night.
Wellington lock Jackie Patea-Fereti has demonstrated endurance beyond the norm in reclaiming a place in the Black Ferns squad preparing in Sydney to play Australia's Wallaroos on Saturday.
An added feature of the two Bledisloe Cup weekends in Sydney and Auckland this year will be the double-header nature of the event with the Black Ferns and Wallaroos playing each other.