Injured Wallaroos Pair And 15 World Cup Debutants Included In Australia Squad

Injured sevens prima Charlotte Caslick has been included successful nan Wallaroos squad for nan Women’s Rugby World Cup successful England, while Ashley Marsters and Trilleen Pomare person been named for their 3rd campaign.

The world No 8 Australians will unfastened their tourney successful Salford connected 23 August (9pm AEST) arsenic they look to amended connected a quarter-final showing astatine nan past tourney successful 2021.

Coach Jo Yapp named a 32-player squad connected Monday, which includes 15 World Cup debutants.

Defending Super Rugby Women’s champions nan NSW Waratahs will beryllium represented by 13 players, while nan ACT Brumbies person 8 representatives, Queensland six, pinch 5 from Western Force.

Olympic golden badge victor Caslick switched from sevens this twelvemonth pinch nan ambition of playing successful her first 15-a-side World Cup, but suffered a syndesmosis wounded past period that required surgery.

However, she and chap sevens person Tia Hinds were included, on pinch skipper Siokapesi Palu, who missed nan caller 2 Test matches against Wales pinch a ft injury. It is unclear erstwhile nan injured brace will beryllium disposable to play.

Teenage sensation Waiaria Ellis, 17, could go nan youngest Wallaroo to play astatine a World Cup aft being included successful nan youthful squad, which has an mean property of 26.

Veterans Marsters and Pomare, who some precocious passed 40 Test appearances, will adhd immoderate much-needed acquisition successful their 3rd tournament.

Uncapped Reds winger Caitlin Urwin has been included aft impressing for Australia A. However, location was nary room for out-of-favour Waratahs playmaker Arabella McKenzie.

Lock Annabelle Codey is group to travel successful her begetter David Codey’s footsteps successful playing astatine a World Cup, while Katalina Amosa, nan sister of Wallaby Brandon Paenga-Amosa, is 1 of 3 hookers named.

“We are very proud of nan squad and nan travel nan players and unit person been connected for nan past 2 years to get to this point,” said Yapp, who will measurement distant from nan domiciled aft nan tournament.

“We person a very typical group of group wrong this squad, divers successful civilization and a scope of ages and levels of acquisition successful nan game. A World Cup is nan pinnacle arena successful sport, and women’s rugby will showcase that successful England later this month.

“We are fresh to execute connected nan world shape and convey everyone who is supporting america connected and disconnected nan field.”

The tourney is group to beryllium nan biggest-ever women’s rugby event, pinch much than 300,000 tickets sold.

Following Samoa, nan Wallaroos return connected USA connected 31 August and top-ranked tourney hosts England connected 6 September to complete their excavation matches.

Australia squad: Katalina Amosa, Bree-Anna Browne, Charlotte Caslick, Emily Chancellor, Annabelle Codey, Lori Cramer, Piper Duck, Waiaria Ellis, Ashley Fernandez, Georgina Friedrichs, Caitlyn Halse, Tia Hinds, Brianna Hoy, Asoiva Karpani, Lydia Kavoa, Kaitlan Leaney, Michaela Leonard, Ashley Marsters, Desiree Miller, Faitala Moleka, Layne Morgan, Tania Naden, Bridie O’Gorman, Siokapesi Palu, Faliki Pohiva, Trilleen Pomare, Cecilia Smith, Maya Stewart, Adiana Talakai, Tabua Tuinakauvadra, Caitlin Urwin, Samantha Wood