Flipping good! From burger joint to Super W for country rugby teen
She’s been working in a burger joint to help fund her rugby dream. Now this country teenager is about to join one of the top women’s sporting sides in the country. FULL TEAM LIST
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National Champs: the players in line for Origin jerseys, NRLW contracts
State of Origin jumpers and potential NRLW contracts will be on the line when NSW’s emerging rugby league stars travel to the Gold Coast for the Women’s National Championships.
Reason teen rugby star has decided to stay put
She’s the precociously talented teen footballer wanted by both rugby and rugby league. But this schoolgirl has a special dream she has decided to run with.
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NRL gun’s sister, speed machine star in Next Gen Sevens Rugby
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