Time is running out to impress national selectors, but a handful of these code-hoppers have been given their chance.
There’s no bigger rivalry in Australian sports than New South Wales versus Queensland.
Wallaroos Piper Duck, Desiree Miller and Arabella McKenzie will be back in action for the NSW Waratahs this weekend.
There was a genuine buzz of energy and excitement at the Super Rugby Women’s season launch in Sydney earlier this month.
It’s been relentless, a whirlwind, but ultimately, it’s also been a successful year for the Wallaroos first-ever full-time coach. It wasn’t shaping up that way, but with Rugby World Cup qualification achieved and the WXV 2 trophy in the cabinet clear strides have been made and the Wallaroos have started to show signs of the force they could become.
Yapp has included 20 players for the upcoming fixtures who featured in Australia's WXV 1 and O’Reilly Cup competitions last year with a further nine potential debutants also included in the 30-player strong squad.
The Fijian Drua made history in both of the last two seasons as they joined the NSW Waratahs as the only teams to have ever been crowned Super W champions.
Head coach Jay Tregonning has made one change to his starting XV from last week's victory over France as the Wallaroos prepare to face Wales in Auckland.
The six teams have been named ahead of the first round of WXV 1 in Wellington. All matches will be played at Sky Stadium, kicking off with England vs Australia on Friday 20th October. On Saturday 21st October Canada will face Wales before home side New Zealand take on France in a RWC2021 semi-final rematch.