New Zealand have the second best team in the world and should have few issues swatting away Samoa in their opening Pacific Cup clash.
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It would be stunning if the Kiwi Ferns were pushed to any serious level by an improved Samoa team that still has a long way to go.
While both teams have full squads of NRLW-experienced players, it is the Kiwi Ferns with their history of performing at this level that hold all the aces.
The Kiwi Ferns have a hardened and experienced pack with Brianna Clark, Georgia Hale, Brooke Anderson and Angelina Teakaraaga-Katoa long-serving members.
While Samoa have some talent led by NRLW Rookie of the Year Shalom Sauso and lock Sienna Lofipo, they don’t have the points in them to run with New Zealand.
The Kiwi Ferns have won all four against Samoa by a combine 184-20 with New Zealand winning by 20 when they last met in 2020. The minus is the bet.
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Mele Hufunga was the hero of Brisbane’s premiership win capped by her match-winning try. She has 25 tries in 33 NRLW games while she also has six tries in 10 Tests for the Kiwi Ferns.
Patricia Maliepo makes her Test debut after a super season for the Warriors where she scored four tries in nine games.
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Promising young Warrior Ivana Lauititi looks more than a likely type and is well deserving of an international call up just six games into her NRLW career and at just 19 years of age. Much like her famed father Ali, she is an explosive runner and it has already seen her score twice in six games. She is a great bet if the minutes come her way.
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