Emily Chancellor in action against New Zealand in Australia’s pool match at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Emily Chancellor in action against New Zealand in Australia’s pool match at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.Credit:Getty

The Wallaroos are hoping to bounce back from a 50-0 defeat to the world champion Black Ferns in June.

The world No.5 side played strongly in their next game of the Pacific Four series,thrashing the USA 58-17 in Vancouver. The win secured the Wallaroos a spot in the WXV 1 competition next month – the top level in a new multi-tiered,global women’s rugby competition – but they fell to Canada in their last clash.

Tregonning has made four changes to the side to meet the Kiwis,with Chancellor returning to No.7,Ash Marsters going to No.8. and with Sera Naiqama named at lock. Veteran centre Trilleen Pomare also returns to the alongside Georgie Friedrichs.

Though it has undergone change since last year,Chancellor said the young team could take lessons from the Wallaroos’ tight 22-14 defeat against the Black Ferns in Adelaide last year.

Wallaroos vs. New Zealand

FMG Stadium Waikato,Hamilton4.35pm NZDT (1.35pm AEST) Saturday 30 September

1. Bree-Anna Cheatham - five caps

2. Adiana Talakai - 12 caps

3. Eva Karpani - 17 caps

4. Sera Naiqama - 10 caps

5. Michaela Leonard (c) - 18 caps

6. Kaitlan Leaney - 11 caps

7. Emily Chancellor - 19 caps

8. Ashley Marsters - 23 caps

9. Layne Morgan - 15 caps

10. Carys Dallinger - two caps

11. Ivania Wong - 11 caps

12. Trilleen Pomare - 23 caps

13. Georgina Friedrichs -15 caps

14. Maya Stewart - five caps

15. Lori Cramer - 17 caps

Reserves

16. Tania Naden - six caps

17. Emily Robinson - 21 caps

18. Bridie O’Gorman 15 caps

19. Leilani Nathan - uncapped

20. Tabua Tuinakauvadra - three caps

21. Jasmin Huriwai - four caps

22. Cecilia Smith - eight caps

23. Faitala Moleka - two caps

“What worked well was we started without fear. We knew our gameplan and we went out and executed that,” Chancellor said.

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