Black Ferns

British

plural noun

the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Even the Black Ferns, traditionally a home-grown squad, are starting to make the trip.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Three tries at this World Cup, including a sharp finish from a strong hand-off against the Black Ferns, mean England wing Dow will have to be on high alert defensively.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Scrum-half Pelletier picked up the player-of-the-match award in the semi-final win over the Black Ferns, scoring a well-taken opening try.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The Black Ferns responded through centre Theresa Setefano and teenage wing Braxton Sorensen-McGee, but Aphiwe Ngwevu's try levelled the game at half-time to cap a remarkable first-half performance by South Africa.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

In the last play of the previous Rugby World Cup final in 2022, England, trailing New Zealand by three points, had a line-out five metres out from the Black Ferns line.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023