Jorja Miller is one of the most exciting young talents in New Zealand rugby and many back home expect the loose forward to have a breakout tournament at her first World Cup over the next month.

The 21-year-old is already more than familiar to fans of Rugby Sevens having last year bagged an Olympic gold medal in Paris and this year won the Player of the Year award in the World Sevens series.

If selected at openside flanker for New Zealand's World Cup opener against Spain in York on Sunday, however, Miller will be playing only her third test in the 15-woman game.

She made enough of an impression in her first two tests, a 79-14 win over the United States in May and a 37-12 victory over Australia last month, to suggest her inexperience might not be too much of an issue.

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