Squads for next year's inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition have been finalised.
The four teams - Chiefs, Blues, Hurricanes and Matatū - feature more than 50 current or former Black Ferns players in their collective ranks.
Each franchise has named a 26-strong group for the tournament, which kicks off in March 2022.
The Chiefs contingent looks particularly strong, with a powerful line-up of backs, including Portia Woodman, Ruby Tui and Chelsea Alley among its 20 international players.
Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini leads the Hurricanes, with Joanah Ngan-Woo, Ayesha Leti-I'iga and former Black Ferns dynamo Selica Winiata.
The South Island's Matatū will be led by Black Ferns star Kendra Cocksedge, while Australian stars Michaela Leonard and Arabella McKenzie have also been included.
The Blues have 12 current or recent Black Ferns and Black Ferns Sevens players in a squad sporting plenty of youth, with an average age of just 23 years making them the youngest of all four franchises.
New Zealand Rugby's Chris Lendrum says the announcement marks an important stepping stone for the women's game.
"Super Rugby Aupiki is a significant milestone in the growth of women's rugby in our country and this group of players rightfully take their place in the history books," says Lendrum.
The competition's schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
Blues: Eloise Blackwell, Sylvia Brunt, Sam Curtis, Ruahei Demant, Princess Elliot, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Tenaija Fletcher, Mele Hufanga, Aldora Itunu, Tafito Lafaele, Patricia Maliepo, Liana Mikaele-Tu'u, Ilisapeta Molia, Natahlia Moors, Krystal Murray, Aleisha-Pearl Nelson, Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, Melanie Puckett, Maiakawanakaulani Roos, Aroha Savage, Kalyn Takitimu-Cook, Vineta Teutau, Rebecca Todd, Cristo Tofa, Luisa Togotogorua, Chryss Viliko.
Chiefs: Chelsea Alley, Ariana Bayler, Kelly Brazier, Luka Connor, Georgia Daals, Victoria Edmonds, Les Elder, Stacey Fluhler, Carla Hohepa, Chyna Hohepa, Grace Houpapa-Barrett, Tanya Kalounivale, Maia Joseph, Arihana Marino-Tauhinu, Angel Mulu, Kendra Reynolds, Kennedy Simon, Awhina Tangen-Wainohu, Pia Tapsell, Santo Taumata, JayJay Taylor, Harono Te Iringa, Hazel Tubic, Ruby Tui, Renee Wickliffe, Kelsie Wills, Portia Woodman.
Hurricanes: Saphire Abraham, Ana Marie Afuie, Lauren Balsillie, Kat Brown, Carys Dallinger, Esther Tilo-Faiaoga, Dhys Faleafaga, Lyric Faleafaga, Teilah Ferguson, Sarah Hirini, Iritana Hohaia, Isadora Leio-Laupola, Ayesha Leti-I'iga, Marilyn Live, Joanah Ngan-Woo, Jayme Nuku, Kaipo Olsen-Baker, Jackie Patea-Fereti, Chey Robins-Reti, Layla Sae, Kahurangi Sturmey, Vic Subritzky-Nafatali, Monica Tagoai, Ngano Tavake, Janna Vaughan, Selica Winiata.
Matatū: Lucy Anderson, Chelsea Bremner, Alana Bremner, Grace Brooker, Kendra Cocksedge, Natalie Delamere, Amy du Plessis, Terauoriwa Gapper, Julia Gorinski, Di Hiini, Renee Holmes, Lucy Jenkins, Rosie Kelly, Michaela Leonard, Martha Mataele, Pip Love, Arabella McKenzie, Liv McGoverne, Kilisitina Moata'ane, Greer Muir, Marcelle Parkes, Moomooga (Ashley) Palu, Georgia Ponsonby, Amy Rule, Grace Steinmetz, Steph Te Ohaere-Fox.
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