There is an imposing look to the Black Ferns named to face Canada on Friday night.

Two new caps highlight the Black Ferns' first squad of 2017.

The Black Ferns have a final trial before the Women's Rugby World Cup in August.

Selica Winiata is training with the Chiefs to improve her skills for the Black Ferns.

The Black Ferns will have a solid June programme in the lead-up to the August Women's Rugby World Cup. Wellington, Rotorua and Christchurch

The process has started for the Black Ferns as they seek to annex a fifth Rugby World Cup title in August. A 51-strong training squad

The Black Ferns Sevens are acutely aware that defending Women's World Series and Olympic champions Australia will be thirsting for

Most of the big names are there for the 20-strong list of Black Ferns Sevens contracted players for 2017.

Finally a woman has joined the upper echelons of NZ's rugby heirarchy. Farah Palmer's first priority is to win over the nation's mums.

A Black Ferns team featuring four changes are targeting a clean sweep of their three-Test tour when they face Ireland in Dublin.

Black Ferns 20 Canada 10 The Black Ferns' No 1 world ranking is intact following their scrappy 20-10 win over Canada in Dublin. That

The stern challenges keep coming for the Black Ferns.

The Black Ferns have named a 27-strong squad for their three-test, hit and run tour of the UK and Ireland.

GETTY06112016PORTIAWOODMAN.JPG Portia Woodman is nominated for her second straight IRB Women's Sevens Player of the Year Award. Photo/Getty

The Black Ferns have claimed another convincing victory of the Wallaroos, winning the series 2-0.

The Black Ferns will meet the Wallaroos again tomorrow night at QBE Stadium, three days after a 67-3 drumming.

Kristina Sue will join the sparse, but special, ranks of quadruple internationals when she enters the fray tomorrow night at Eden Park.

The Black Ferns have named three debutantes for the two-test series against the Australian Wallaroos starting next week.

The Black Ferns have done the business, and in some style too.

The Black Ferns squad of 23 includes four who will run on for their debuts, and four off the bench, including Auckland prop Aldora Itunu and Manawatu utility back Janna Vaughan.

Janna Vaughan is set to become a triple international, a rare if not unprecedented feat, when she steps on to the field for the Black Ferns on Sunday.

Outside back moves into the pack but still enjoys looking up to see speedsters score.

The original plan was to be a Silver Fern and Portia Woodman may renew that ambition once she's put all her energy into making the Olympics in Rio next year.

Former Waikato coach Greg Smith has been appointed head coach of the New Zealand women's rugby team through to the next World Cup in 2017.

Silver Ferns skipper Casey Kopua will undergo surgery on her injured knee tomorrow, ruling her out of netball for at least six months.

It could scarcely get any worse for the Silver Ferns. They lost tonight’s third test against Australia, the Constellation Cup, and worse still, their inspirational captain Casey Kopua.