Canterbury Women’s team to play Auckland in the Final

Oct 25 • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, National, New Zealand, Womens Rugby • 3364 Views • Comments Off on Canterbury Women’s team to play Auckland in the Final

The Canterbury Women’s team has finished top of the table to qualify for the Women’s Provincial Championship Final on Saturday afternoon against Auckland.

Head Coach John Sherratt has made three changes to the starting fifteen that beat Wellington last week.

Two of those changes are in the forwards, with lock Kim Smith coming into the starting line-up and Stacey Anderson providing cover from the bench. Vicki Lee Campbell will start at openside flanker this week.

In the backs, Olivia Bird returns to the left wing and Erica Prescott moves to the reserves.

This will be the sixth time that Canterbury and Auckland have played each other in the Final, but Canterbury have not managed to win one yet. In fact, if Canterbury can beat Auckland tomorrow, it will be the first time since 2006 that Auckland has not won the championship, and only the second time since the competition began that someone other than Auckland has won.

The game will be played as a curtain raiser to the ITM Cup Final at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium. Kick-off is at 4:35pm.

Canterbury team to play Auckland:

No.
POSITION
SURNAME
FIRST NAME
1
Loosehead Prop
Ley
Abby
2
Hooker
Illston
Kristina
3
Tighthead Prop
Te Ohaere-Fox
Stephanie
4
Left Lock
Smith
Kim
5
Right Lock
Matity
Leysa
6
Blindside Flanker
Davis
Valerie
7
Openside Flanker
Campbell
Vicki Lee
8
Number Eight
Robertson
Casey
9
Halfback
Cocksedge
Kendra
10
First Five
Poko
Charntay
11
Left Wing
Bird
Olivia
12
Second Five
Horsnell
Tara
13
Centre
Whiley
Corrina
14
Right Wing
Gaze
Dani
15
Full Back
Rule
Amiria
REPLACEMENTS:
16
Hooker
Deans
Amelia
17
Prop
Fibbes
Jess
18