Under 18 girls’ high performance pathways group announced

New Zealand Rugby has announced 50 U18 girls’ players from across New Zealand to attend a high-performance pathway programme at St Peter’s School Cambridge from 7-12 July. 

The group has been split into two squads that will contest an inaugural Under 18 girls’ North v South match to be played on Friday 11 July at the culmination of the six-day programme, which was announced by New Zealand Rugby in May this year.  

Read more about the Under 18 girls’ programme here Under 18 girls' North v South match and high performance camp announced 

The North squad was selected from girls playing their rugby at a school or club within or north of the Provincial Union boundaries of East Coast, Bay of Plenty, King Country and Taranaki. The South squad was selected from girls playing at a school or club within or south of the Provincial Union (PU) boundaries of Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay. 

The 2025 Team North and Team South selections are as follows: 

Team North  

Hookers  

Nora Caffery (Saint Kentigern College & Manurewa Rugby Club) 

Milise Tau (Patumahoe Rugby Club) 

Magnolia Ash-Faulalo (Auckland Girls’ Grammar) 

Props 

Amber Mundell (Hamilton Girls’ High School)  

Hadassah Timo (Christchurch Girls' High School & Christchurch Football Club) 

Fou Sefo (Patumahoe Rugby Club) 

Julia Tatupu (Taupo-nui-a-Tia College)  

Locks 

Charly Tangiau-Misipeka (One Tree Hill College & Eden Rugby Club)  

Truce Wiperi (Patumahoe Rugby Club) 

Abi Isaia (St Mary’s College & Oriental Rongotai Rugby Club) 

Loose Forwards 

Terangi Kureta (Hamilton Girls’ High School) 

Mihi Kerr (Hamilton Girls’ High School) 

Mari-Lyn Connelly (Westlake Girls’ High & Northcote) 

Amarante Sititi (Auckland Girls’ Grammar) 

Halfback 

Ffion Penney (Howick College)  

Aleiyah Tuala (Auckland Girls’ Grammar & College Rifles) 

First-five 

Rosie Moffitt (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth)  

Ella Henderson (Carmel College & Silverdale) 

Midfield 

Asha Taumoepeau Williams (Howick College)  

Levonah Motuliki (Howick College & Marist)  

Ellie Harrison (Orewa College & Silverdale) 

Wings 

Faith Tavita (Auckland Girls’ Grammar & College Rifles) 

Hayley Coogan (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth)  

Te Pumanawa o Toku Ate Rogers (Ngongotaha Rugby Club)  

Fullbacks 

Libby Kierans (Hamilton Girls’ High School)  

Unavailable due to injury: Acacia Moe (Auckland Girls’ Grammar) 

Management group:  

Coaches: Vita Dryden & Kristina Sue  

Manager: Kylee Richardson  

Strength & Conditioning: Chantal MacDonald  

Physio: Courtney Wilson  

Team South 

Hookers 

Sophie Pemberton (Waimea College & Waimea Rugby Club) 

Laila Severinsen (Palmerston North Old Boys Marist)