Ruahei Demant has been named at 10 in the Black Ferns side for their opening match of the Pac4 against the Wallaroos in Newcastle on Saturday.
Coach Allan Bunting has opted to give his co-captain first crack at first-five in 2025 leaving Hannah King on the bench.
Teenage fullback Braxton Sorensen-Magee will debut.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave unpacks the selections further.
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