Black Ferns Sevens playmaker Tyla King will return to the NRLW later this year after signing a two-year contract extension with the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Following a stint in NRLW, Tyla King returned to the SVNS Series in Perth last week.
There are genuine superstars on the SVNS circuit who will need to rise up and shine in 2023/24.
Last season’s world champion Black Ferns and All Blacks Sevens sides will be as hungry as ever to begin their title defences with a strong start in Dubai and Cape Town next month.
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has agreed to release Black Ferns Sevens player Tyla Nathan-Wong from her contract at her own request to pursue an opportunity to play in the NRLW competition.
The first clues as to what the Black Ferns will look like in the Allan Bunting era were revealed on Tuesday when 34 contracted players were named for the 2023 season.
After claiming the Pacific Four Series on home soil in June, the Black Ferns are eyeing the defence of the O’Reilly Cup as they build towards the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
Neither of New Zealand's two national sevens teams, the All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens, will participate in next month's World Sevens Series tournaments in Spain.
Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has collected three major prizes at the 2021 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.
New Zealand will play France for the Olympic women's sevens title after both emerged victorious from their respective semi-finals in Tokyo on Saturday.