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Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has been cleared to join the New Zealand women's basketball team on tour to Europe. The Christchurch Sirens shooting guard had been in doubt for the tour after injuring a knee at training last month.
It forced her to miss the Tall Ferns' trip to China where they beat Australia for the first time. McMeeken-Ruscoe replaces fellow guard Suzie Bates for the tour to Europe.