Waratahs Name Champions Final Team as Miller Misses Out and Whitaker Gets Start

Overview

• The NSW Waratahs announced their matchday 23 for the Super Rugby Champions Final on Wednesday with Desiree Miller ruled out by a calf injury and Amelia Whitaker promoted into the starting back three.
• The only other change to the side that beat the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Women’s Grand Final is Lusiana Vesikula moving onto the bench to make room for Whitaker.
• Faliki Pohiva keeps her place at loosehead prop after being named Player of the Final in the Grand Final, forming a front row with Brianna Hoy and Brittany Merlo.
• Emily Robinson will play her final match for the Waratahs from the replacements bench, closing a career that included 24 Wallaroos caps and 40 appearances for the club.
• The match is a trans‑Tasman rematch with the Blues that follows both teams’ domestic three‑peats and the Waratahs’ internal review and altered preparation, a change Ruthven says could influence how the teams match up on Saturday evening.