Womens Sevens: Training Squad Announced For Youth Olympic Games
ARU Media Release -
Australian Rugby Union today announced a training squad of 22 young women in preparation for next year's Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
Five States and Territories are represented in the squad, with nine players from Queensland, seven from New South Wales and two each from Western Australia, South Australia and the ACT.
The squad will attend a series of training camps at Narrabeen in preparation for the Games in August 2014, with the first camp getting underway at the end of January next year.
The girls were selected from the 2013 National Youth Girls' Sevens Championships which culminated in the final held on day one of the Gold Coast Sevens at Skilled Park on Saturday 13 October this year.
Several key talent who showcased their budding skills in the tournament have been named in the extended squad, includ