Evans resists urge for wholesale change

New Zealand womens rugby coach Brian Evans has made just two changes to his side to face England in the second test this Tuesday night.

With the Black Ferns needing to win the game to stay alive in the series having lost the first outing on Friday night, Evans has named his strongest possible line-up, in a marked difference to England's decision to make nine changes.

Evans has made just one change to the starting team with Karina Stowers coming in at loosehead and Ruth McKay moving to the bench while Hazel Tubic starts for Halie Hurring.

There is also one change among the replacements with an injury to promising fly-half Victoria Nafatali having picked up a knee injury.

Evans has called up Waikato's Chelsea Alley as a replacement for Nafatali.

He said

"Obviously everyone was disappointed to let England take that game, but they've all picked themselves up, and the team has trained exceptionally well. They are looking forward to the second Test,"

The game takes place at Aldershot at 7.30pm on Tuesday night.

The Black Ferns team for the second Test against England is (with Test caps, * denotes new cap):

1 Karina Stowers (13)2 Fiao'o Fa'amausili, captain (22)3 Kathleen Wilton (6)4 Eloise Blackwell (4)5 Rawinia Everitt (3)6 Aroha Savage (5)7 Justine Lavea (18)8 Casey Robertson (25)9 Emma Jensen (32)10 Kendra Cocksedge (12)11 Shakira Baker (4)12 Kelly Brazier (11)13 Claire Richardson (15)14 Hazel Tubic (4)15 Selica Winiata (2)

Reserves:16 Ruth McKay (11)17 Stephanie TeOhaere-Fox (11)18 Aleisha Nelson (1)19 Jackie Patea (1)20 Lydia Crossman (3)21 Zoey Berry22 Teresa Te Tamaki (5)23 Halie Hurring (11)