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is still searching for her first Eels try, she has retained her place for the final. The 19-year-old New Zealand-born carpenter was raised in Sydney, attending Westfield Sports High School. She has averaged 83 running metres.

Foliaki, an Eels second-rower, was born in Auckland but grew up in Orange in New South Wales. She had three seasons with the Roosters from 2018 before joining the Eels this year.

The Eels also boast two Australiaborn Māori All Stars reps, wing Zali Fay and prop Kennedy Cherrington, a niece of late ex-All Black Norm Berryman. Cherrington has already been a grand final winner in another code– with the Waratahs in the

What: Who:

NRL women’s grand final Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels

5.55pm tomorrow (NZ time); Accor Stadium, Sydney

Kasey Badger

Tamika Upton, Kiana Takairangi, Shanice Parker, Bobbi Law, Emmanita Paki, Kirra Dibb, Jesse Southwell, Caitlin Johnston, Olivia Higgins, Millie Boyle (capt), Romy Teitzel, Yasmin Clydsdale, Kayla Romaniuk. Interchange: Emma Manzelmann, Tayla Predebon, Simoine Karpani, Makenznie Weale. Coach: Ron Griffiths.

When:

Referee: Newcastle Knights: Parramatta Eels:

Gayle Broughton, Zali Fay, Abbi Church, Rikeya Horne, Cassey Tohu-Hiku, Ashleigh Quinlan, Tayla Preston, Kennedy Cherrington, Brooke Anderson, Ellie Johnston, Christian Pio, Vanessa Foliaki, Simaima Taufa (capt). Interchange: Filimona Hanisi, Seli Mailangi, Najvada George, Rima Butler. Coach: Dean Widders.

Super Wrugby union championship in 2019. Her sister, Reuben, is the Eels reserves.

New Zealand-born prop RubyJean Kennard made three regular season appearances for the Knights, but has missed the cut for the grand final interchange bench and is listed at No 18 in the reserves. So has Kiwi halfback Brooke Morgan-Walker.

The Newcastle Knights had three New Zealanders on their books at the start of the season, but only Takairangi has made the grand final squad.

Sydney-born Takairangi played two tests for the Cook Islands at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and was a NRLW foundation season player for the Roosters.

She helped New Zealand win the World Cup Nines title in 2019 and had two tests for the Kiwi Ferns that year. Ironically, Takairangi’s father Louis and brother Brad (a former Kiwis international now with Hull Kingston Rovers) played for the Eels club in their NRL days.

Takairangi has scored tries in her last two games, including the 18-6 semifinal win over the Dragons.

Knights centre Shanice Parker has also represented the Māori All Stars. Taranaki-raised former rugby union player Tiana Davison is among the Knights’ reserves.