Ten Western Force players including newcomer Zoe Elliott have headed to Canberra to be part of the first of two Wallaroos’ February training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport as preparations begin for the 2026 Test season.
Interim Wallaroos Head Coach Sam Needs will have his first opportunity of the year to coach the national squad ahead of the side’s opening Test match against Fijiana on 27 March.
The first camp will conclude on Thursday before the group reassembles at the AIS from 23 - 26 February.
The squad features 26 World Cup representatives and 14 uncapped rookies looking to make their international debut this year, along with four camp invitees.
Reigning Super Rugby Women’s champions NSW Waratahs are represented by 16 players while ACT Brumbies have 11, Western Force nine and Queensland Reds eight.
Australia Sevens young gun Piper Simons has also been added to the camp, along with Western Force prop Zoe Elliott and Queensland Reds pair Piper Flynn and Kaelyn Passi.
Interim Wallaroos Head Coach Sam Needs said: "We’re all looking forward to our first camp of 2026 and to build off the back of our time together before Christmas that helped set up the new campaign.
"It’s the first of two camps we have before we assemble as a squad for PAC4, and the players have been training well with some great pre-season results across the board and we can’t wait to continue to build off that momentum over the few months.
"With 2029 our landmark we’re working towards, we’ve built a great squad for the first year of the new World Cup cycle with key experience leading the way mixed in with some new players which we’re all excited to see take that next step in their rugby journey."
The Wallaroos will play 10 Test matches in 2026 with four home fixtures and six overseas, kicking off with a Test against Fijiana before the Pacific Four series, to be played in Australia and the US in April.
The 2026 Swyftx Super Rugby Women’s competition will follow in a new timeslot with a draw release to be made in due course.
A second edition of the O’Reilly Cup between Australia and New Zealand will be played on August 22 in Auckland before the Wallaroos prepare for the WXV Global series in September and October.
The Wallaroos will travel to Europe for the first three Test matches, to be announced by their opponent's unions, before returning for two home Test matches against Scotland.
WALLAROOS MANAGED GROUP 2026
• Katalina Amosa (Western Force/Southern Districts)
• Ruby Anderson (NSW Waratahs/Avoca Beach Rugby Club)
• Dillyn Blackburn (Queensland Reds/Gympie Hammers)*
• Lily Bone (ACT Brumbies/Orange City)*
• Bree-Anna Browne (Queensland Reds/Brothers Rugby)
• Emily Chancellor (NSW Waratahs/Sydney University)
• Lori Cramer (Queensland Reds/University of Queensland)
• Biola Dawa (ACT Brumbies/Wagga Reddies)
• Piper Duck (NSW Waratahs/Tumut Bullettes)
• Waiaria Ellis (NSW Waratahs/Blacktown Scorpions)
• Chioma Enyi (ACT Brumbies/Western District Lions)*
• Ashley Fernandez (ACT Brumbies/Uni-North Owls)
• Grace Freeman (Western Force/Abu Dhabi Harlequins)*
• Georgina Friedrichs (NSW Waratahs/Wests Bulldogs)
• Martha Fua (ACT Brumbies/Blacktown Scorpions)
• Caitlyn Halse (NSW Waratahs/Camden Rams)
• Brianna Hoy (NSW Waratahs/Coffs Harbour Snappers)
• Eva Karpani (Queensland Reds/Southern Suburbs)
• Atasi Lafai (NSW Waratahs/Campbelltown Harlequins)
• Kaitlan Leaney (NSW Waratahs/SCU Marlins)
• Nicole Ledington (Western Force/Kalamunda Rugby Club)*
• Michaela Leonard (Western Force/Tuggeranong Vikings)
• Desiree Miller (NSW Waratahs/Eastern Suburbs)
• Tiarah Minns (Queensland Reds/Melbourne University)
• Faitala Moleka (ACT Brumbies/Blacktown Scorpions)
• Manu’a Moleka (ACT Brumbies/Blacktown Scorpions)*
• Ngamihi Monk (Western Force/Wanneroo Rugby)*
• Tania Naden (ACT Brumbies/Uni-North Owls)
• Bridie O’Gorman (NSW Waratahs/Sydney University)
• Siokapesi Palu (ACT Brumbies/Rockdale Rangers)
• Millie Parker (NSW Waratahs/Avoca Beach Rugby Club)*
• Faliki Pohiva (NSW Waratahs/Blacktown Scorpions)
• Ella Ryan (ACT Brumbies/Canberra Royals)*
• Evie Sampson (Queensland Reds/Bond Pirates)*
• Allana Sikimeti (Western Force/Norths Rugby)
• Cecilia Smith (Western Force/Leeton Dianas)
• Maya Stewart (NSW Waratahs/Nelson Bay Gropers)
• Adiana Talakai (NSW Waratahs/Maroubra Magic)
• Brooklyn Teki Joyce (Western Force/Southern Lions)*
• Tabua Tuinakauvadra (ACT Brumbies/Orange Emus)
• Caitlin Urwin (Queensland Reds/Gympie Hammers)*
• Ava Wereta (Queensland Reds/Coomera Crushers)*
• Amelia Whitaker (NSW Waratahs/Randwick)*
• Samantha Wood (Western Force/Kalamunda Rugby Club)
Additional camp players
• Zoe Elliott (Western Force)
• Piper Flynn (Queensland Reds)
• Kaelyn Passi (Queensland Reds)
• Piper Simons (Australia Sevens)
AUSTRALIA SEVENS CONTRACTED PLAYERS
• Madison Ashby
• Charlotte Caslick
• Bridget Clark
• Mackenzie Davis
• Heidi Dennis
• Kiiahla Duff
• Amahli Hala
• Rhani Hagan
• Kahli Henwood
• Tia Hinds
• Demi Kennewell
• Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea
• Maddison Levi
• Teagan Levi
• Isabella Nasser
• Faith Nathan
• Ruby Nicholas
• Sariah Paki
• Kaitlin Shave
• Piper Simons
• Sidney Taylor
• Bienne Terita
