Australia coach Jay Tregonning has named his team for the Rugby World Cup 2021 Pool A match against hosts New Zealand at Eden Park on 8 October.
- Liz Patu
- Adiana Talakai
- Bridie O'Gorman
- Sera Naiqama
- Atasi Lafai
- Emily Chancellor
- Shannon Parry (captain)
- Grace Hamilton
- Iliseva Batibasaga
- Arabella McKenzie
- Ivania Wong
- Sharni Williams
- Georgina Friedrichs
- Bienne Terita
- Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
- Ashley Marsters
- Emily Robinson
- Eva Karpani
- Michaela Leonard
- Grace Kemp
- Layne Morgan
- Trilleen Pomare
- Lori Cramer
- This is the fourth meeting between Australia and New Zealand this year with the Black Ferns winning all three (23-10, 52-5 and 22-14
- Centre Sharni Williams will play her first test for the Wallaroos since Rugby World Cup 2017 Williams has already enjoyed a remarkable year with the Australian sevens teams, winning the World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 title, Commonwealth Games gold in July and Rugby World Cup Sevens gold in September
- Williams and captain Shannon Parry are playing in their fourth Rugby World Cup having made their debuts back at RWC 2010. They co-captained Australia to sevens Olympic gold at Rio 2016
- Parry, Williams, Grace Hamilton, Liz Patu, Emily Robinson and Trilleen Pomare all played at RWC 2017 with the latter making her Wallaroos debut during the tournament
- It will be a third Rugby World Cup for scrum-half Iliseva Batibasaga but her first since England 2010
- Liz Patu, Australia's most-capped player, will play her 30th test for the Wallaroos
- There are seven players in the starting line-up who made their test debuts in 2022 (Adiana Talakai, Bridie O'Gorman, Sera Naiqama, Ivania Wong, Georgina Friedrichs, Bienne Terita, Pauline Piliae-Rasabale)
