Sevens: ACT Women Ready To Defend National Title On Home Soil
Brumbies Rugby Media Release -
The ACT’s Women’s Sevens side will fight to keep its championship title this weekend when the national tournament heads to the AIS.
It’s the first time the tournament has come to Canberra, with the AIS hosting games on both Saturday (8 March) and Sunday (9 March).
The ACT side was able to dominate in 2013, defeating QLD 1 and NSW 2 in the pool stages before rallying to a 24-22 victory over AusTouch in the final.
It was a healthy improvement from the third place the team registered in the 2012 – the tournament’s inaugural year – and Head Coach David Grimmond said he was intent on seeing his squad continue that success in 2014.
“The 2014 National Sevens Championships will again be a big test for all teams with the added pressure fo