The Australians take on New Zealand at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on Saturday (12.05pm AEST) looking for their first win of the four-country series, but will be without star forward Ashley Marsters because of an ankle injury.
The Wallaroos fell away in the second half of last round's clash with the USA to crash to a 32-25 loss in Melbourne, putting a massive dent in their hopes of qualifying for the WXV 1 competition which gets under way in September.
To make the six-team series, which also features the top three Six Nations sides, Australia must beat the Kiwis with a bonus point.
The Wallaroos have never toppled New Zealand, losing 50-0 in their most recent outing, but the Black Ferns were surprise 22-19 losers to Canada last round.Yapp has reshuffled her side, bringing in Queensland Reds captain Cecilia Smith for her first match of the series, starting at inside centre.
Lock Atasi Lafai and flanker Leilani Nathan will start in the forwards, shifting Kaitlan Leaney and Trilleen Pomare to the reserves.Teenager Caitlyn Halse retains her spot at fullback after making her debut last week, with Lori Cramer dropping out of the squad and Tabua Tuinakauvadra the new face on the bench. Â "While the first two results against Canada and USA have not been what we were after, the team has come together well and have shown some good learnings and progressions," Yapp said."We've had a really good week of training in Auckland and I am excited to see how the team performs against the Black Ferns."WALLAROOS: Brianna Hoy, Tania Naden, Eva Karpani, Michaela Leonard (c), Atasi Lafai, Siokapesi Palu, Leilani Nathan, Piper Duck, Samantha Wood, Arabella McKenzie, Desiree Miller, Cecilia Smith, Georgina Friedrichs, Maya Stewart, Caitlyn Halse. Reserves: Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke, Sally Fuesaina, Bridie O'Gorman, Kaitlan Leaney, Tabua Tuinakauvadra, Layne Morgan, Trilleen Pomare, Faitala Moleka.
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