THREE members of Worcester Rugby Club's ladies will face World Champions New Zealand in the first of two international matches.

Wing Nicola Crawford and Scrum Half Joanne Yapp will both start for England as they take on the Black Ferns at Rotorua on Saturday (Kick-off 5.30pm local time).

They will be joined by team mate and hooker Nicola Goodwin who is a replacement for the match.

All three players are part of the 28-strong England squad who are touring the Southern Hemisphere for four weeks.

The squad are so far unbeaten, having notched up two wins over Austalia and a victory over Australia A.

They will also line up against Waikato Province in Hamilton on Tuesday and play a final Test against the Black Ferns on June 16 as a curtain raiser to the men's game between New Zealand and Manu Samoa in Auckland.