Auckland Vulcans representatives Shannon Muru and Lavinia Tauhalaliku have been selected in the Kiwi Ferns’ train-on squad, along with 21 players from Auckland’s Farrelly Photos Women’s Competitions. 

Versatile backs Muru and Tauhalaliku were among the Vulcans’ best at the October 17-18 National Women’s Championship tournament and are both set to take the field again in this Saturday’s grand final against Upper Central at Trusts Stadium.  

Also included in the wider squad for the November 7 clash against Fetu Samoa Invitational are previous Auckland Women’s Player of the Year winners Amber Kani and Krystal Rota. 

Richmond’s Crystal Tamarua and Madison Bartlett are named after recently returning to New Zealand following their NRLW campaign with the New Zealand Warriors.

In total eight different clubs from both the Farrelly Photos Women’s Premiership and Championship competitions are represented in the national squad.  

There is also a strong Auckland link to rookie inclusion Mya Terehia Hill-Moana, who was part of the Taniwharau team which won the Auckland U18 title in 2019. 

2020 Kiwi Ferns wider squad Auckland players:

Glenora | Sharliz White 

Manurewa | Amber Kani, Christyl Stowers, Krystal Rota, 

Mt Albert | Shannon Muru, Juliana Newman 

Otahuhu | Aieshaleigh Smalley, Annessa Biddle, Maitua Feterika 

Papakura | Hilda Peters, Jonsal Tautari, Charlette Butler, Kararina Wira-Kohu

Ponsonby | Lavinia Tauhalaliku 

Richmond | Crystal Tamarua, Madison Barlett, Apii Nicholls, Charlotte Scanlan

Te Atatu | Karli Hansen, Katelyn Vaha’akolo

2020 Kiwi Ferns full wider squad:

Aieshaleigh Smalley 

Amber Kani 

Annessa Biddle 

Apii Nicholls 

Autumn Stephens 

Charlette Butler 

Charlotte Scanlan 

Christyl Stowers

Corrineke Windle 

Crystal Tamarua

Hilda Peters 

Honey Hireme-Smiler 

Jonsal Tautari 

Juliana Newman 

Kanyon Paul

Kararaina Wira-Kohu

Karli Hansen

Katelyn Vaha’akolo

Krystal Rota

Lavinia Tauhalaliku

Madison Bartlett

Maitua Feterika

Mya Terehia Hill-Moana

Rawinia Everitt

Roelien Du Plessis

Shannon Muru

Sharliz White

Tawny Burgess

Article added: Tuesday 27 October 2020