Rugby: Black Ferns win in Rotorua

010614bf22 Black Ferns player Huriana Manuel runs it up against the Wallaroos during their International womans rugby series match at the Rotorua International Stadium 1 June 2014 Rotorua Daily

The Black Ferns have defeated Australia 38-3 in Rotorua.

The Black Ferns played their first test match in almost a year today, in front of a healthy crowd at Rotorua International Stadium.

It was the opening match of the international women's rugby series being hosted in the Bay of Plenty this month.

New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Samoa are competing in the series, which is a warm-up to the women's Rugby World Cup in France in August.

In the curtain raiser, Rotorua Boys' High School defeated Tauranga Boys' College in the final of the Chiefs Cup.

Rotorua Boys' first XV won the match 43-21.