Interim Wallaroos head coach Sam Needs has named ten debutants in a 30-player squad for the upcoming Fijiana Test and Pacific Four Series.
This includes Sevens duo Piper Simons and Sidney Taylor, set for their 15-a-side debuts after featuring on the SVNS World Series.
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Backs Nicole Ledington, Brooklyn Teki-Joyce, Ella Ryan and Ava Wereta have also been named, with Queensland Reds back-rower Dillyn Blackburn, Western Force front-rower Zoe Elliott and ACT Brumbies lock Lily Bone.
2025 squad member Brittney Merlo comes in as well for a potential debut, following the season-ending knee injury to Katalina Amosa.
Amosa is one of several unavailable for selection, with 2025 Wallaroos Player of the Year Tabua Tuinakauvadra (knee) also ruled out, while fullback Caitlyn Halse has also been left out.
The Wallaroos will start their season on March 27 against Fijiana at GIO Stadium before departing for the USA.
It'll be the first time they have toured America in history, facing Canada (April 11 in Sacramento) and the hosts (April 17 in Kansas City) before returning home for an ANZAC Day match against the Black Ferns on the Sunshine Coast.
"The squad selected has a great mix of youth and experience with 10 new faces who have been competing hard and could potentially make their debuts over the next month." Needs said in a statement.
"We’ve had three four-day camps since the World Cup, and each camp has been highly competitive, and we want to take that momentum through to our first Test against Fijiana and then carry on into the Pacific Four series.
"It's unfortunate that we've lost a few players to injury in the pre-season, but we are excited by the opportunities it creates for other players to step up which is important for us to keep building depth in the lead up to the 2029 World Cup."
The Wallaroos will assemble at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra on Friday to begin Test preparations.
- Dillyn Blackburn (Queensland Reds/Gympie Hammers)*
- Lily Bone (ACT Brumbies/Orange City)*
- Emily Chancellor (NSW Waratahs/Sydney University)
- Piper Duck (NSW Waratahs/Tumut Bullettes)
- Zoe Elliott (Western Force/Cottesloe Rugby)*
- Waiaria Ellis (NSW Waratahs/Blacktown Scorpions)
- Ashley Fernandez (ACT Brumbies/Uni-North Owls)
- Georgina Friedrichs (NSW Waratahs/Wests Bulldogs)
- Brianna Hoy (NSW Waratahs/Coffs Harbour Snappers)
- Eva Karpani (Queensland Reds/Southern Suburbs)
- Kaitlan Leaney (NSW Waratahs/SCU Marlins)
- Nicole Ledington (Western Force/Kalamunda Rugby Club)*
- Michaela Leonard (Western Force/Tuggeranong Vikings)
- Brittany Merlo (NSW Waratahs/Sydney University)*
- Desiree Miller (NSW Waratahs/Eastern Suburbs)
- Tiarah Minns (Queensland Reds/Melbourne University)
- Faitala Moleka (ACT Brumbies/Blacktown Scorpions)
- Tania Naden (ACT Brumbies/Uni-North Owls)
- Bridie O’Gorman (NSW Waratahs/Sydney University)
- Siokapesi Palu Sekona (ACT Brumbies/Rockdale Rangers)
- Faliki Pohiva (NSW Waratahs/Blacktown Scorpions)
- Ella Ryan (ACT Brumbies/Canberra Royals)*
- Piper Simons (NSW Waratahs/Manly Mermaids)*
- Cecilia Smith (Western Force/Leeton Dianas)
- Maya Stewart (NSW Waratahs/Nelson Bay Gropers)
- Adiana Talakai (NSW Waratahs/Maroubra Magic)
- Sidney Taylor (Queensland Reds/University of Queensland)*
- Brooklyn Teki-Joyce (Western Force/Southern Lions)*
- Ava Wereta (Queensland Reds/Coomera Crushers)*
- Samantha Wood (Western Force/Kalamunda Rugby Club)
Injury cover/replacement player
- Amelia Whitaker (NSW Waratahs/Randwick)*
*Denotes uncapped player
Players unavailable for selection
- Katalina Amosa (knee)
- Biola Dawa (personal reasons)
- Chioma Enyi (ankle)
- Grace Freeman (hip)
- Atasi Lafai (knee)
- Manu’a Moleka (knee)
- Allana Sikimeti (calf)
- Tabua Tuinakauvadra (knee)
WALLAROOS 2026 TEST SCHEDULE
- March 27: Wallaroos v Fijiana at GIO Stadium, Canberra - 4:55pm AEDT (Vuvale Bowl)
- April 11: Canada v Wallaroos at Heart Health Park, Sacramento, USA - 12:00pm AEST (Pacific Four series)
- April 17: USA v Wallaroos at CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, USA - 11:00am AEST (Pacific Four series)
- April 25: Wallaroos v New Zealand at Sunshine Coast Stadium - 7:45pm AEST (Pacific Four series/O’Reilly Cup)
- August 22: New Zealand v Wallaroos at Go Media Stadium, Auckland (O’Reilly Cup)
WXV Global Series
- September 12: WXV Global series away Test - TBC
- September 19: WXV Global series away Test - TBC
- September 26: WXV Global series away Test - TBC
- October 17: Wallaroos v Scotland home Test – TBC
- October 23: Wallaroos v Scotland home Test – TBC
