The Wallaroos have named two players with Fijian links in their match-day 23 who will take on the Rooster Chicken Fijiana 15s side tomorrow at Suncorp Stadium.
NSW Waratahs players Iliseva Batibasaga will start at halfback while Sera Naiqama will likely make her Wallaroos debut off the bench.
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Coach Jay Tregonning has also named 11 debutants in the match-day 23 with 6 players making the starting 15.
Some prominent players named in the starting 15 are captain Shannon Parry, Liz Patu, Emily Chancellor, Grace Hamilton, Arabella McKenzie and Lori Cramer.
The Wallaroos will meet the Fijiana 15s at 7pm tomorrow.
Wallaroos line up against the Fijiana 15s
1. Liz Patu – Queensland Reds (23 caps) 2. Adiana Talakai – NSW Waratahs* 3. Bridie O’Gorman – NSW Waratahs* 4. Michaela Leonard - Brumbies (4 caps) 5. Kaitlan Leaney – NSW Waratahs* 6.Emily Chancellor – NSW Waratahs (6 caps) 7. Shannon Parry (C) - Queensland Reds (12 caps) 8. Grace Hamilton – NSW Waratahs (15 caps) 9. Iliseva Batibasaga – NSW Waratahs (15 caps) 10. Arabella McKenzie – NSW Waratahs (4 caps) 11. Ivania Wong - Queensland Reds* 12. Pauline Piliae – NSW Waratahs* 13. Georgina Friedrichs – NSW Waratahs* 14. Mahalia Murphy – NSW Waratahs (11 caps) 15. Lori Cramer - NSW Waratahs (4 caps)
Replacements 16. Ashley Marsters – Melbourne Rebels (10 caps) 17. Madison Schuck - Queensland Reds* 18. Asoiva (Eva) Karpani – NSW Waratahs (2 caps) 19. Sera Naiqama – NSW Waratahs* 20. Piper Duck – NSW Waratahs* 21. Layne Morgan – NSW Waratahs* 22. Trilleen Pomare – Western Force (11 caps) 23. Jemima McCalman - Brumbies*
