Rui Dropped By New Zealand For Pacific Four Series

New Zealand winger Ruby Tui has been near retired of nan side's 33-woman squad for this month's Pacific Four Series.

The 33-year-old, who scored 5 tries during nan Black Ferns' Rugby World Cup triumph successful 2022, was 1 of 3 high-profile absentees from nan squad pinch Renee Holmes and Chelsea Bremner besides missing out.

But coach Allan Bunting says nan trio stay portion of his reasoning arsenic they proceed to hole for their Women's World Cup title defence successful England later this year.

"It's a tight title starring up to our World Cup run and we cognize we've had to make reliable calls astatine this point," said Bunting.

"Our full group is important connected this journey, location is still a spot much h2o to spell nether nan span earlier we sanction our World Cup squad."

Two-time world subordinate of nan twelvemonth Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has made an contiguous return to nan squad aft coming retired of retirement.

New Zealand return connected Australia, Canada and nan United States connected successive weekends from 10 May.