Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu's back in the White Ferns squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after batter Lauren Down and swing bowler Jess Kerr were ruled out

Tahuhu and swing bowler Claudia Green have been named as replacements.



The All Blacks and the Irish have both held their captain's runs at Eden Park, ahead of tomorrow's series opener.

So far there've been no new Covid cases reported in either camp.



But star Warriors fullback Reece Walsh HAS failed a Covid test and the teenager won't play now, in the Kiwi side's NRL homecoming at Mount Smart on Sunday... against the Wests Tigers.