North have been bolstered by the return of four Western
Force players including Wallaroos superstar Trilleen Pomare for Game 2 of the
North vs South Women’s Series at Perth Bayswater on Saturday 11am.

Hannah Palelei, Anneka Stephens and Brooklyn Teki Joyce are
all added to North’s starting side, with Pomare to impact off the bench
following her recent Rugby World Cup exploits.

North have made six changes to their starting side in total,
following South’s 14-10 win in Game 1 at Southern Lions on Sunday. South have
made three changes to their starting XV.

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South will field a new-look back row with Cottesloe duo
Jessica Harvie and Jessica Foster added alongside Kalamunda’s Zakiya Kereopa,
who earned 11 Force caps and scored six tries between 2018 and 2023 in Super W.
Tabitha Cleary moves into the locks.

Otherwise, South have selected an unchanged backline,
headlined by playmakers Sammy Wood and Nicole Ledington. Kalamunda’s Ariana
Ruru-Hinaki is a familiar name added to the reserves.

North have promoted Wests Scarborough captain Keira
MacAskill, Wanneroo scrum-half Kylah-Rei Tuheke Kupa and Wests fly-half Talitha
Heta after impressing as reserves in Game 1.

Palelei’s return at loosehead prop sees co-captain Alapeta
Ngauamo shuffle to tighthead prop, with Kiriwai Tetuhi into hooker.

There’s plenty of family links with Pomare’s addition to the
reserves offering her the rare opportunity to play alongside her sister Rimu. Sisters
Nami and Ai Dickson are also named on the North bench, while North co-captain
Ngamihi Monk may come up against her sister Makaea, who is selected as a South
reserve.

Saturday’s game at Perth Bayswater’s Pat O’Hara Reserve
commences at 11am, with entry free for all. The clubrooms will be open with
canteen and bar facilities.

The three-game women’s pathway series is geared towards
identifying and developing the top female talent across WA, providing
meaningful and high-quality match opportunities with a view to transitioning
into the Force’s 2026 Super Rugby Women’s side.

The seven Fortescue Women’s Premier Grade clubs have been
split into two regions, with Wests Scarborough, Wanneroo and UWA representing
the North and Palmyra, Southern Lions, Kalamunda and Cottesloe representing the
South.

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North vs South Game 2

Saturday 25 October, 11am

Pat O’Hara Reserve, Perth Bayswater RUC

North

Starters; Hannah Palelei (Wests Scarborough), Kiriwai Tetuhi
(Wests Scarborough), Alapeta Ngauamo (cc) (Wanneroo), Sera Naiqama (Wests
Scarborough), Sofaia Talemaira (Wanneroo), Tamika Jones (Wanneroo), Anneka Stephens
(Wests Scarborough), Keira MacAskill (Wests Scarborough); Kylah-Rei Tuheke Kupa
(Wanneroo), Talitha Heta (Wests Scarborough), Halley Derera (Wests
Scarborough), Ngamihi Monk (cc) (Wanneroo), Brooklyn Teki Joyce (Wests Scarborough),
Tizanae Kovacs (Wests Scarborough), Zion Taurima (Wanneroo)

Finishers; Susie Cano (UWA), Bridget Meade (UWA), Fipe Moli
(Wests Scarborough), Roimata Toa-Amoa (Wests Scarborough), Topaz-Jean Porter
(Wanneroo), Bella Houghton (Wests Scarborough), Nami Dickson (Wanneroo), Ai
Dickson (Wanneroo), Trilleen Pomare (Wanneroo), Valuese Tiakia (Wests
Scarborough), Rimu Pomare (Wanneroo), Teiana Mainwaring (Wanneroo)

South

Starters; Mahiti Heke (Kalamunda), Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke
(Kalamunda), Zoe Elliott (Cottesloe), Libya Teepa (c) (Kalamunda), Tabitha
Cleary (Cottesloe), Jessica Harvie (Cottesloe), Zakiya Kereopa (Kalamunda), Jessica
Foster (Cottesloe); Samantha Wood (vc) (Kalamunda), Nicole Ledington
(Kalamunda), Heather Kennedy (Southern Lions), Atawhai Hotene (UWA), Katie
McClaren (Southern Lions), Nicole Ross (Southern Lions), Ella Fountaine
(Cottesloe)

Finishers; Vesinia Schaaf-Taufa (Palmyra), Riley Smith
(Palmyra), Mercedes Putz (Palmyra), Gabby Muir (Cottesloe), Sophie Foster
(Kalamunda), Hayleigh Heather (Wanneroo), Ariana Ruru-Hinaki (Kalamunda), Ocean
Tuhua (Wanneroo), Caitlyn Edwards (Palmyra), Makaea Monk (Wanneroo), Briar
Kawau (Wanneroo), Awhina Heke (Palmyra)

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