Time is running out to impress national selectors, but a handful of these code-hoppers have been given their chance.
Wallaroos Piper Duck, Desiree Miller and Arabella McKenzie will be back in action for the NSW Waratahs this weekend.
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.
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.
WXV 1 Kicked off with a ferocious encounter between England and Australia that saw the world number one Red Roses dominate almost from the first whistle, winning by 42 points to the Wallaroos’ seven. Despite missing a number of big-name players, and with incoming head coach John Mitchell looking on, the Red Roses laid down a challenge to the rest of the competition. Here are a few of the key battles and why England won them.
It was an historic night for rugby with the WXV1 kicking off in Wellington. The Wallaroos faced the mountainous task of tackling the world's number-one-ranked team, England.
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.
The Australians open their campaign in Wellington against England on Friday night, followed by matches against France and Wales.
Michaela Leonard will lead the Wallaroos on a four-Test tour of New Zealand while regular captain Piper Duck recovers from ankle surgery.
Michaela Leonard will captain the Wallaroos for the first time later this week when Australia host Rugby World Cup champions New Zealand in Redcliffe.