Injuries force player loan for World XV final

Black Ferns coach Jed Rowlands has dipped into the opposition's reserves heading into today's final international against the World XV in Whangarei.

Injuries have forced Rowlands to make five changes to the backline, so Vaniya Lavea has been seconded from the World XV.

Rowlands has made changes at fullback, where Stacey Lene replaces Exia Shelford and Stephanie Mortimer fills the left wing spot.

Mere Kingi moves from the left wing to the right wing, and Hannah Myers wears the No 13 jersey at centre.

Shelford shifts from fullback into second five-eighth.

The Black Ferns won the first test in Auckland last week 37-0 , but World XV coach Franck Boivert heads into today's test with his team relatively settled.

Boivert has made only two changes to the starting line-up, Waikato's Lena Beattie starting at lock and Samoa's Oka Autagavaia moving from centre to right wing.

Black Ferns: Stacey Lene, Mere Kingi, Hannah Myers, Exia Shelford, Stephanie Mortimer, Anna Richards, Maree Edwards, Linda Itunu, Adrianne Lilii, Cheryl Waaka, Victoria Heighway, Monalisa Codling, Casey Robertson, Farah Palmer, Helen Va'aga. Res: Fiaoo Faumasili, Regina Sheck, Tala Mulipola, Erin Rush, Emma Jensen, Amiria Marsh/ Vaniya Lavea, Claire Richardson.

World XV: Non Evans (Wales), Oka Autagavaia (Samoa), Estelle Sartini (France), Lisa Fiaola (Australia), Sharon Carson (Australia), Suzie Appleby (England), Paula Chalmers (Scotland), Bronnie Mackintosh (Australia), Selena Worsley (Australia), Gillian Florence (Canada), Lena Beattie (Waikato), Gillian Burns (captain, England), Phaidra Knight (United States), Ala Leavasa (Samoa), Puna Tia (Samoa) / Leslie Cripps (Canada). Res: Leona White (Auckland), Puna Tia (Samoa) / Leslie Cripps (Canada), Ainslie Sauvao (Samoa), Justine Lavea (Auckland), Rebecca Hull (Wellington), Sayonara Su'a (Saskatchewan), Cathy Charles (Otago).

- NZPA