The Black Ferns Sevens team to play the fourth leg of the 2016/17 HSBC Women's World Sevens Series in Kitakyushu starting on Saturday has been named.
This is the first time a women's world sevens series tournament has been held in Japan and helps serve as preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where rugby sevens will feature.
The 12-strong side features three changes from the team that won last month's Las Vegas tournament, with Rebekah Cordero-Tufuga called into the starting line-up, while 17-year-old Lyric Faleafaga joins the squad for the first time as a travelling reserve with Tenika Willison.
Black Ferns Sevens head coach Allan Bunting, from Rotorua, said keeping the core of the series-leading squad together was important while also creating opportunities for up-and-coming talent.
"We're still focused on consistency and continuity, so we've kept most of the squad from Las Vegas. We've brought in a couple of new players and Rebekah comes back after missing out the last couple of tournaments.