Charlotte Caslick set to join Sydney Roosters NRLW side
They have won gold for Australia at the Rio Olympics, now a cast of Rugby Sevens women’s players, lead by Charlotte Caslick, have their sights set on playing in the NRLW rugby league competition.
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Gold medal-winning women’s Rugby Sevens player Charlotte Caslick and some of her Aussie teammates have received permission from Rugby Australia to play in this year’s NRLW competition.
Caslick, who helped the Aussies stand on top of the dais at the 2016 Rio Olympics, revealed she was open to playing rugby league this year and had met with the Sydney Roosters.
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However, with the squads and contracts for the upcoming season not finalised, no decision has been made yet.
The 25-year-old Brisbane-born back also revealed several of her Rugby Sevens colleagues could be join her in the NRLW ranks for a four-team competition set to run over four weeks in September.
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“A few of us (in the Rugby Sevens squad) have been given September and October off, so if we do want to consider playing NRLW we’ve been given releases and permission from Rugby Australia,” Caslick said.
“They know we need to be playing, and as athletes it’s not that fun just training all year for the sake of it, so they’re more than happy for us to give it a shot if we want to.”
Caslick is also open to representing Queensland and the Jillaroos on the representative stage but stressed she would have to fully commit to rugby league first.
“In terms of State of Origin and Jillaroos ambitions, I think I would rather commit myself fully to rugby league rather than (put my name forward) at a time when I am chopping and changing and … trying to reach the pinnacle of both.”
Caslick and fellow Australian trailblazer, St George Illawarra, Blues and Jillaroos star Kezie Apps officially kicked offFooty Colours Day 2020.
The pair are encouraging Aussie families, workplaces, and schools to host their own virtual or socially distanced Footy Colours Day this footy season, raising much-needed funds for kids with cancer.
Aussie footy stars from all codes are rallying together as Footy Colours Day 2020 ambassadors to support kids with cancer in keeping up with school during their treatment and recovery.
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Apps said it was an honour to team up with the Fight Cancer Foundation to launch Footy Colours Day.
“I think it is a great cause to raise funds for kids with cancer, but I also know how much rugby league and footy in general brings a lot of people together,” Apps said.
“It’s a chance for everyone to see your true colours in what team you support as well, so I think it’s a fantastic fundraiser for everyone to be involved in.”
You can learn more about the Footy Colours Day campaign at: https://www.fightcancer.org.au/footy-colours-day where possible.
Originally published as Charlotte Caslick set to join Sydney Roosters NRLW side