Rotorua's Te Mihiroa Tangira has been named in the New Zealand Select Under 16 Girls Team.
The New Zealand Under 16 team and the Select team will travel to Australia in June and July to take on some of Australia's top junior teams.
Coach Natalie Visger said the players had trained a lot together and the two teams would be preparing closely during their development.
"So far we have been doing pretty much everything together, and we will continue to work together to train individual skills and fundamental team skills. The 'Xs' and 'Os' will vary slightly on both ends of the ball, so that we have the best-fit scenario for each team.
"All of us as a staff agree that rebounding and defence are the backbone of great teams, and we hope to build those while adding our own twists along the development pathway."