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Black Ferns not worried about warm up location after being denied stadium access in Sydney

August 22, 2018
Black Ferns' Stacey Waaka takes on the Wallaroos defence at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Wallaroos v Black Ferns, Bledisloe doubleheader. ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia. 18th August 2018. Copyright Photo: David Neilson / www.photosport.nz

The Black Ferns are not dwelling on the frustrations and fallout of last week's limited warm-up in Sydney affecting them, instead turning their focus to Saturday's Test in Auckland.

The New Zealand women's rugby team along with Australian counterparts the Wallaroos made history last weekend when they played their first Test ahead of the men's teams.

Despite the milestone though, issues of equal treatment were quick to surface with the women's teams not allowed to warm up on ANZ Stadium's turf in front of fans.

Instead, both teams were forced to warm-up away from the stadium to preserved the pitch for both Tests.

Coach Glenn Moore told Radio New Zealand it was a "frustrating" ordeal but one the team isn't focused on moving forward.

"That's parked and moved on and other people will deal with that in the background."

Instead, Moore is hoping to select a side that can follow up last week's 31-11 win with another big result and lock away the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial trophy for a 25th consecutive year.

Saturday's Test kicks off at 5pm at Eden Park before the All Blacks face the Wallabies at 7:30pm at the same venue.

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