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The Black Ferns Sevens player once had dreams of becoming a Silver Fern.

This time it was 15-12 victory but a tougher battle for the Black Ferns Sevens, with Australia’s Evania Pelite scoring in the first minute. Demi Hayes ran from the halfway line for Australia’s second try a couple of minutes later. New Zealand barely got out of their half over the first seven minutes and they had the same problem at the start of the second period, even with Pelite in the sin-bin. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Stacey Fluhler starred for Black Ferns at Eden Park against Australia on Saturday. Later in the half Australia had two more players in the bin and the Black Ferns qui...

The Black Ferns Sevens team won't attend the two World Series tournaments in Paris next month. Black Ferns Sevens players Tenika Willison, Michaela Blyde and Stacey Fluhler (nee Waaka) show off their spoils after victory in Canada. Photo: Photosport The tournaments are the only World Series events before the Tokyo Olympics. That means the Black Ferns won't play the likes of England, France and the United States before the Games and it will affect their chances of defending their World Series title. Star player Michaela Blyde said the Black Ferns Sevens can't afford to waste two weeks in quar...

Stuff is counting down the 50 most influential players in world rugby. Here are those ranked 50-41. OPINION: Who are the most influential rugby players in the world? It’s a question asked in the stands at Eden Park, in bars down Courtenay Place, in clubrooms in rural Canterbury, and in the comments section on Stuff. First we assembled a panel of nine – Stuff rugby writers Aaron Goile, Marc Hinton, Paul Cully, Richard Knowler, and Robert van Royen; former All Black Aaron Mauger, former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith, former Black Fern Izzy Ford, and Wellington Pride player Alice Soper �...

Canterbury’s Kendra Cocksedge makes a break during the Farah Palmer Cup semifinal against Auckland in Christchurch. Together, Portia Woodman and Kendra Cocksedge have racked up a plethora of amazing achievements in a sporting year ravaged by a global pandemic. They’ve picked up World Rugby’s sevens player of the decade, the women’s 15 try of the decade, been named in the team of the decade at World Rugby’s virtual awards night, set a new record of six tries in one Farah Palmer Cup match, received the Fiao'o Faamausili Medal for player of the Farah Palmer Cup, and collected four con...