Olympic gold medalists to star in inaugural Australian Women’s Uni 7s series
The entire Australian Women’s Sevens squad will play in the upcoming Women’s Aon Uni 7s Series, with players to link up with the university teams around the country.
Stars of Australia’s gold medal charge at the Rio Olympic Games, including such as Charlotte Caslick, Shannon Parry, Sharni Williams, Emilee Cherry, Alicia Quirk, Chloe Dalton and Evania Pelite will bolster the university teams, ensuring that the competition kicks off with world-class players and skills on show.
The Aon Uni 7s Series will include four two-day tournaments at the University of Tasmania, Launceston (25-26 August), Macquarie University, Sydney (9-10 September), University of Queensland, Brisbane (16-17 September) and Bond University, Gold Coast (29-30 September).
“To go from training and playing alongside my Aussie Sevens team mates to competing against them will be really tough, but we’re all excited about the challenge, Australian captain Shannon Parry said.
“With us all spread out amongst th