Women the big winners from Chikarovski Cup

WE ALL know about the golden glow effect that women’s sevens got after the Rio Olympics, well the push is on to make the 15-a-side game just as attractive. NSW Rugby has taken the first step in this launching the Kerry Chikarovski Cup for teams linked to NRC clubs - Greater Sydney Rams, NSW Country Eagles and Sydney Rays. The three teams will play each other once with the first-past-the-post winner of the competition receiving the Cup, donated by Kerry Chikarovski who a major supporter of the competition. The 15-a-side challenge began on the opening week of the men’s NRC competition with the Greater Sydney Rams runaway winners over the NSW Country Eagles 49-7. As the Chair of the NSW Women’s Rugby Union and a NSWRU Board member Kerry Chikarovski has been a long-time supporter of getting more women into sevens and full team rugby. “It’s my hope that this competition will grow and that we’ll have more women’s teams (from NRC clubs) in next year,” Chikarovsk
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