First Matatū Squad for 2023 Named

The Matatū coaching staff have named their first squad for the 2023 season ahead of their pre-season clash with the Hurricanes Poua in Wellington this Saturday.

The team features plenty of World Cup winners in a game that will go a long way to help the squad prepare for opening round of Super Rugby Aupiki in Dunedin next week.

Assistant Coach Whitey Hansen says she’s excited to see her team get back on the park

“The girls have been working really hard over the last few weeks building the foundation for what we hope will be a successful season.”

As a coaching group, we’re just looking forward to the team getting a bit of a run around and testing some combinations before the Aupiki season starts next week.”

Kickoff is at 11:30am, Saturday the 18th of February at Porirua Park.

Team List

1. Pip Love

2. Georgia Ponsonby

3. Amy Rule

4. Emma Dermody

5. Cindy Nelles

6. Alana Bremner

7. Kendra Reynolds

8. Marcelle Parkes

9. Georgia Cormick

10. Rosie Kelly

11. Tayla Simpson

12. Grace Brooker

13. Martha Mataele

14. Chey Robins-Reti

15. Renee Holmes

16. Nat Delamere

17. Eilis Doyle

18. Ona Palu

19. Stacey Niao

20. Lucy Jenkins

21. Leah Miles

22. Atlanta Lolohea

23. Di Hiini

24. Terauoriwa Gapper

25. Charntay Poko