{"id":389267,"date":"2024-04-30T01:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T01:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389267"},"modified":"2024-04-30T03:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:05:26","slug":"wallaroos-massive-reward-for-champion-tahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389267","title":{"rendered":"Wallaroos' massive reward for champion Tahs"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a third of the Wallaroos<\/a> squad for the upcoming Pacific Four Series will be made up of Waratahs<\/a> players.<\/p>\n

The Waratahs won this year's Super Rugby Women's<\/a> competition, defeating the Fijian Drua in a 50-14 drubbing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Led by newly-appointed head coach Jo Yapp, the 30-player squad will play Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Watch all the action from the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, with<\/strong><\/em> every match ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A total of 13 players from the Waratahs have been selected with eight from the Brumbies, four from Force, three from the Reds, and one from the Rebels.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Of the 30 players, 20 of them are from the O'Reilly Cup and WXV squads of last year.<\/p>\n

Wallaroos lock and Force star Michaela Leonard has retained her place as the captain despite Piper Duck returning from injury, who was named the Wallaroos captain a year ago.<\/p>\n

There are nine potential debutants including Allana Sikimeti, Sally Fuesaina, Lydia Kavoa, and Biola Dawa from the Brumbies, Western Force duo Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke and Samantha Wood, the Waratahs' Caitlyn Halse, the Reds' Shalom Sauaso, and Rebels player\u00a0Tiarah Minns.<\/p>\n

\"Michaela<\/p>\n

Emily Chancellor, Bree-Anna Cheatham, Jasmin Huriwai, and Adiana Talakai were unavailable for selection due to injury.<\/p>\n

An additional 10 players will join the Wallaroos as part of a development squad that will join a camp before the first Test.<\/p>\n

"The Super Rugby Women's competition has been really competitive and has given us a great opportunity to not only observe our managed group but up-and-coming players too," said Yapp.<\/p>\n

"We feel the squad we have selected for the Pacific Four Series gives us a good mix of experience and youth. We are really looking forward to getting into camp and kick starting the competition against Canada."<\/p>\n

\"Waratahs<\/p>\n

Yapp said the addition of a development squad was an important step for the Wallaroos.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"We will also bring in 10 development players into the training squad for the first six days," she explained.<\/p>\n

"It is important that we start to expose more players to that next level up. We won't know if they can take that step unless we give them the opportunity to do so."<\/p>\n

The first Test against Canada takes place on May 11 at the Sydney Football Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Wallaroos will host the USA at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on May 17.<\/p>\n

Australia will head to New Zealand where they'll face the Black Ferns at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on May 25.<\/p>\n

2024 WALLAROOS PACIFIC FOUR SERIES SQUAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allana Sikimeti* (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Asoiva (Eva) Karpani (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 21 caps<\/p>\n

Brianna Hoy (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 3 caps<\/p>\n

Bridie O'Gorman (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 17 caps<\/p>\n

Sally Fuesaina* (ACT Brumbies) – uncapped<\/p>\n

Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke* (Western Force) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Tania Naden (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 10 caps<\/p>\n

Kaitlan Leaney (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 15 caps<\/p>\n

Michaela Leonard (c) (Western Force) \u2013 22 caps<\/p>\n

Tiarah Minns* (Melbourne Rebels) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Ashley Marsters (Melbourne Rebels) \u2013 26 caps<\/p>\n

Atasi Lafai (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 9 caps<\/p>\n

Leilani Nathan (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 2 caps<\/p>\n

Lydia Kavoa* (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Siokapesi Palu (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 6 caps<\/p>\n

Piper Duck (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 10 caps<\/p>\n

Tabua Tuinakauvadra (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 4 caps<\/p>\n

Layne Morgan (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 19 caps<\/p>\n

Samantha Wood* (Western Force) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Arabella McKenzie (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 21 caps<\/p>\n

Faitala Moleka (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 6 caps<\/p>\n

Cecilia Smith (Queensland Reds) \u2013 12 caps<\/p>\n

Georgina Friedrichs (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 19 caps<\/p>\n

Shalom Sauaso* (Queensland Reds) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Trilleen Pomare (Western Force) \u2013 24 caps<\/p>\n

Biola Dawa* (ACT Brumbies) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Desiree Miller (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 2 caps<\/p>\n

Maya Stewart (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 8 caps<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Halse* (NSW Waratahs) \u2013 uncapped<\/p>\n

Lori Cramer (Queensland Reds) \u2013 19 caps<\/p>\n

* denotes debutant\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n

WALLAROOS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashley Fernandez (ACT Brumbies)<\/p>\n

Ashlea Bishop (ACT Brumbies)<\/p>\n

Brittany Merlo (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n

Janita Kareta (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n

Melanie Wilks (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n

Natalie Wright (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n

Skye Churchill (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n

Tamika Jones (Western Force)<\/p>\n

Tiarna Molloy (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n

Waiaria Ellis (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n

PACIFIC FOUR SERIES SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia v Canada \u2013 Saturday May 11, Allianz Stadium, Sydney 4.55pm (AEST)<\/p>\n

Australia v USA \u2013 Friday, May 17, AAMI Park, Melbourne 4.55pm (AEST)<\/p>\n

Australia v New Zealand \u2013 Saturday, May 25, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 12.05pm (AEST)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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