Womens Rugby
There are a number of opportunities for Women to get involved with playing Rugby.
Girls up to 12 years of age can play junior club Rugby and participate in mixed gender modified competitions.
Teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 18, participate in school-based Rugby competitions. If you are in this age group and wanting to play rugby, encourage your school to get involved with a competition. EdRugby can provide resources for Schools to run a their own Walla Rugby Challenge.
From 18 years, Women can play Club and Representative Rugby. There may be the option for talented younger players to train/play with Womens Team earlier than this, as part of the Senior Rugby/Two Year Window Policy. Please contact your local Rugby Union to discuss options.
'In highschool I was into Touch Football but I needed something more & my father played rugby for Fiji back in the day so I thought I'd give it a go. At 16 I was too young to play in the womens competition so I trained with the Womens team at my local club for 2 years until I was old enough to play & I haven't looked back since.'
Iliseva Batibasaga - Current Australian Wallaroo
Representative Opportunities
Note: Players must be 18 years old to take part in these representative teams.
National Women's Championship - 1 to 4 July 2008
This year's championship was held at Tallebudgera Sport & Recreation Centre and Palm Beach Currumbin Rugby Club in the Gold Coast. Eight Representative Teams from around Australia contested the event, which involved three matches over four days.
Sydney defended their title with a hard fought 6-5 victory over Queensland in the championship final.
Paper To Paper Wallaroo Squad
The Australian Women's Team played New Zealand in Canberra in October. The two-test match series was the second year in succession that these trans-tasman rivals have played for the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy .
Match Schedule
14 October 2008 v Black Ferns - 6pm Vikings Park, Canberra ACT
NZ Black Ferns 37 def Wallaroos 3
18 October 2008 v Black Ferns - 3pm Vikings Park, Canberra ACT
NZ Black Ferns 22 def Wallaroos 16
Click here for more on the Wallaroos
Paper To Paper Womens 7s Squad
The Australian Women's Team has been crowned Oceania Sevens champions and secured their place at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai next March after defeating New Zealand 22-15, in the final in Apia, Samoa on 26 July. To find out more Click here
Want To Play?
For more information on womens rugby in your State/Territory, click here:
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales - Sydney
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Or to use our Find a Club feature, click here.
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