Thirteen NSW Waratahs players have been selected in the Wallaroos 30-player squad for the upcoming Test matches against Fijiana and New Zealand starting on Saturday at Allianz Stadium on July 6.
The championship-winning Waratahs had the highest amount of selections of any club. The 13 NSW players features Caitlyn Halse, who became the youngest Test debutant aged 17 during the Pacific Four series in May.
Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp has made five changes to the squad that competed in the Pacific Four series with the Fijiana Test match to be played as a double-header with the Wallabies next week.
An extended squad of 38 competed in an intrasquad match in Canberra on Saturday as part of the selection process with the side to return to Sydney on Sunday ahead of their clash with Fijiana.
Queensland Reds trio Natalie Wright, Madison Schuck and Tiarna Molloy join Western Force pair Tamika Jones and Alapeta Ngauamo as the fresh faces while halfback Samantha Wood is unavailable due to injury.
Wallaroos Head Coach Jo Yapp said: "We’ve had a really good few days at the AIS in Canberra preparing for the next two Test matches.
"The players have taken a noticeable step up over the last few weeks and our intrasquad match on Saturday was a great opportunity to prepare and play at Test match level.
"The camp and game has given opportunities for new faces to join the squad and it’s important for us to keep building together with the World Cup just over 12 months away.
"We are also excited to be back in Sydney this week and look forward to playing in front of our home fans at Allianz Stadium.”
The Wallaroos host Fijiana on Saturday before shifting to Brisbane where they’ll take on the Black Ferns at Ballymore Stadium on Sunday, July 14.
Tickets for the July Tests are available at Ticketek while fans catch the action live ad-free and on-demand on Stan Sport.
Lori Cramer (Queensland Reds) – 21 caps
Biola Dawa* (ACT Brumbies) – uncapped
Piper Duck (NSW Waratahs) – 13 caps
Georgina Friedrichs (NSW Waratahs) – 22 caps
Caitlyn Halse (NSW Waratahs) – 2 caps
Brianna Hoy (NSW Waratahs) – 6 caps
Tamika Jones* (Western Force) – uncapped
Eva Karpani (NSW Waratahs) – 24 caps
Lydia Kavoa* (ACT Brumbies) – uncapped
Atasi Lafai (NSW Waratahs) – 12 caps
Kaitlan Leaney (NSW Waratahs) – 18 caps
Michaela Leonard (c) (Western Force) – 25 caps
Ashley Marsters (Melbourne Rebels) – 28 caps
Arabella McKenzie (NSW Waratahs) – 24 caps
Desiree Miller (NSW Waratahs) – 5 caps
Faitala Moleka (ACT Brumbies) – 9 caps
Tiarna Molloy (Queensland Reds) – 1 cap
Layne Morgan (NSW Waratahs) – 22 caps
Tania Naden (ACT Brumbies) – 13 caps
Leilani Nathan (NSW Waratahs) – 5 caps
Alapeta Ngauamo* (Western Force) – uncapped
Bridie O'Gorman (NSW Waratahs) – 20 caps
Siokapesi Palu (ACT Brumbies) – 9 caps
Trilleen Pomare (Western Force) – 27 caps
Madison Schuck (Queensland Reds) – 7 caps
Allana Sikimeti* (ACT Brumbies) – uncapped
Cecilia Smith (Queensland Reds) – 13 caps
Maya Stewart (NSW Waratahs) – 11 caps
Tabua Tuinakauvadra (ACT Brumbies) – 6 caps
Natalie Wright* (Queensland Reds) - uncapped
*denotes potential debutant
Emily Chancellor
Bree-Anna Cheatham
Jasmin Huriwai
Adiana Talakai
Samantha Wood
Australia v Fijiana – Saturday July 6, Allianz Stadium, Sydney 4:45pm (AEST)
Australia v New Zealand – Sunday, July 14, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 2:00pm (AEST)
