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Black Ferns set off for celebratory tour

The Black Ferns will embark on a celebratory tour around the country from next week to thank fans after their Rugby World Cup win.

Their official Facebook page announced events in mokoroa next Monday, Hamilton next Tuesday, New

Plymouth next Wednesday,

Palmerston North next Thursday, and Christchurch and Wellington the following Monday and Tuesday respectively.

There was also an event scheduled for December 14 in Ru¯a¯toki, the tiny Bay of Plenty home town of Black Ferns star Stacey Fluhler.

The Black Ferns beat England 34-31 in last month’s final to win their sixth World Cup at Eden Park.

A New Zealand Rugby spokesperson yesterday said the final details for the tour would be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

The Black Ferns gathered in Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square to thank fans the day after they won the World Cup decider.

However, they haven’t yet had a public celebration outside the nation’s biggest city.

Their matches in Auckland and Whanga¯rei, the tournament’s only host cities, attracted unprecedented crowds.

The 42,579 in attendance for the decider at Eden Park was a world record for women’s rugby and for a women’s sports event in New Zealand.

It was the first time the women’s Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand.

Five of the Black Ferns’ six matches were attended by the five largest crowds for any women’s sports events in New Zealand, shattering the record books.

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