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Black Ferns lock Eloise Blackwell is welcoming the rescheduled women's Rugby World Cup changes and is focusing planning to be part of the tournament next year in Auckland and Whangarei

Black Ferns lock Eloise Blackwell is welcoming the rescheduled women's Rugby World Cup changes and is focusing planning to be part of the tournament next year in Auckland and Whangarei

12 May 2021

Player welfare concerns has seen the tournament extended from 35 to 43 days from October the 8th to November the 12th 2022.

Matches will all be staged on weekends ensuring players will have five day minimum rest days.

Blackwell says she can now look ahead with certainty.

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