Star fullback back for Waratahs against Drua

Star fullback Caitlyn Halse is back in the starting lineup for the New South Wales Waratahs as they prepare to face the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Women's grand final. The match is set to take place at 4R Stadium Govind Park in Ba, Fiji, on Saturday. Halse's return to the first 15 is one of four changes to the team that secured a victory against the Western Force in the previous week's semi-final. Head coach Mike Ruthven has shifted Desiree Miller back to the wing, a position she occupied before playing fullback against the Force. Taj Heald and Piper Simons, who was recently named the Waratahs Women's Rookie of the Year, will be on the bench. Tia Hinds will continue as scrum-half after scoring two tries in her Super Rugby Women's debut last week. She will partner with 18-year-old flyhalf Waiaria Ellis. The Waratahs are striving for their seventh Super Rugby Women's title. However, they must defeat the Fijian Drua, a team that has won the championship twice, in what marks the first-ever Grand Final to be held in Fiji. The championship match is scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m. and will be available live on FBC Sports.