Watch every second of the Wallaroos 100th Test live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nShe joins teammates Tia Hinds, Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea and Bienne Terita in the squad as part of the new aligned program, with Levi slated to join the Ultimate Sevens in September.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old is already Australia’s highest-ever try-scorer on the Sevens World Series, recently eclipsing 250 tries.<\/p>\n
NSW Waratahs flyer Amelia Whitaker, Queensland Reds skipper Jemma Bemrose and Western Force forward Pia Tapsell are among the other uncapped players in the squad.<\/p>\n
Whitaker is fresh off being named Waratahs Player of the Year after a breakout season in sky blue.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bemorse and Tapsell were standouts for their respective clubs in their push towards the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
In further changes, Waratahs fullback Caitlyn Halse is in line for her first appearance in 2026 after her return from injury.<\/p>\n
It comes with several stars on the sidelines, including defending Player of the Year winners Tabua Tuinakauvadra and Georgina Friedrichs<\/p>\n
She is joined by powerhouse duo Faliki Pohiva and Adiana Talakai, along with 2026 debutants Ella Ryan and Brooklyn Teki-Joyce.<\/p>\n
\u201cAchieving big ambitions requires an army of purpose-driven, disciplined and focus athletes with a management team that provides an environment that maximises potential,” Director of Women’s High Performance Tim Walsh said. \u201cIt is a fresh start for everyone involved in the Wallaroos program and this next campaign is our responsibility to set a platform on the road to 2029.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn what should be a fantastic occasion for our 100th Test match, our promise to align both programs also starts with the inclusions of Maddison Levi, Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea and Bienne Terita, who will add strike out wide.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walsh will help coach the side alongside Mike Ruthven, Reg Tayler, Ben Mowen and Duncan Chubb for the New Zealand Test and WXV Global Series. Sione Fukofuka will commence the Wallaroos Head Coach role in 2027.<\/p>\n
WALLAROOS SQUAD FOR TEST AGAINST NEW ZEALAND
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Jemma Bemrose* (Queensland Reds\/Palm Beach Currumbin Alligators) – uncapped
Lily Bone – #229 (ACT Brumbies\/Orange City) \u2013 3 caps
Emily Chancellor – #158 (NSW Waratahs\/Sydney University) \u2013 37 caps
Piper Duck – #185 (NSW Waratahs\/Tumut Bullettes) \u2013 26 caps
Waiaria Ellis – #225 (NSW Waratahs\/Blacktown Scorpions) \u2013 6 caps
Martha Fua – #223 (ACT Brumbies\/Blacktown Scorpions) \u2013 4 caps
Caitlyn Halse – #210 (NSW Waratahs\/Camden Rams) \u2013 15 caps
Tia Hinds – #222 (NSW Waratahs\/Randwick) \u2013 10 caps
Brianna Hoy – #203 (NSW Waratahs\/Coffs Harbour Snappers) \u2013 13 caps
Eva Karpani – #171 (Queensland Reds\/Southern Suburbs) \u2013 46 caps
Kaitlan Leaney – #179 (NSW Waratahs\/SCU Marlins) \u2013 39 caps
Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea – #170 (Queensland Reds\/Sunnybank Dragons) \u2013 4 caps
Michaela Leonard – #168 (Western Force\/Tuggeranong Vikings) \u2013 47 caps
Maddison Levi* (Australia Sevens\/Bond University) \u2013 uncapped
Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke – #209 (Western Force\/Kalamunda Rugby) \u2013 3 caps
Brittany Merlo – #230 (NSW Waratahs\/Sydney University) \u2013 3 caps
Desiree Miller – #204 (NSW Waratahs\/Eastern Suburbs) \u2013 27 caps
Faitala Moleka- #199 (ACT Brumbies\/Blacktown Scorpions) \u2013 30 caps
Tania Naden – #197 (ACT Brumbies\/Uni-North Owls) \u2013 29 caps
Leilani Nathan – #202 (NSW Waratahs\/Hamilton Hawks) \u2013 8 caps
Bridie O\u2019Gorman – #180 (NSW Waratahs\/Sydney University) \u2013 41 caps
Siokapesi Palu Sekona – #194 (ACT Brumbies\/Rockdale Rangers) \u2013 27 caps
Allana Sikimeti – #212 (Western Force\/Norths Eagles Rugby) \u2013 3 caps
Piper Simons – #231 (NSW Waratahs\/Gordon Rugby) \u2013 3 caps
Cecilia Smith – #190 (Western Force\/Leeton Dianas) \u2013 30 caps
Maya Stewart – #196 (NSW Waratahs\/Nelson Bay Gropers) \u2013 26 caps
Pia Tapsell* (Western Force\/North Shore Rugby Club) \u2013 uncapped
Bienne Terita – #195 (Australia Sevens\/Randwick) \u2013 6 caps
Amelia Whitaker* (NSW Waratahs\/Randwick) \u2013 uncapped
Samantha Wood – #207 (Western Force\/Kalamunda Rugby) \u2013 15 caps
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*denotes uncapped player<\/p>\n
Unavailable for selection due to injury
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Katalina Amosa (knee)
Chioma Enyi (ankle)
Grace Freeman (leg)
Georgina Friedrichs (quad)
Atasi Lafai (knee)
Tiarah Minns (neck)
Manu\u2019a Moleka (knee)
Ngamihi Monk (leg)
Faliki Pohiva (calf)
Ella Ryan (ankle)
Adiana Talakai (neck)
Brooklyn Teki Joyce (ankle)
Tabua Tuinakauvadra (knee)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia Sevens superstar Maddison Levi is in line for a potential Wallaroos debut, named in the squad for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":851981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,19259],"class_list":["post-851980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-wallaroos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}