Western Force quartet Trilleen Pomare, Michaela Leonard, Lucy Dinnen and Alapeta Ngauamo have all been named in the Wallaroos’ 23-player team for Saturday’s WXV2 opener against Wales.
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We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
My personal obeservations:
A good win for the ladies 37-5, with a strong second half performance.
Michaela Leonard was her usual hard working self and steered the team well.
Trileen Pomare a decent 48 minutes. I could not work out why she came off early as she was playing really well.
Alapeta Ngauamo a decent 9 minute shift did what was asked of her.
Lucy Dinnen 9 minutes looked for work and did all she could in a very short cameo.
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Wallaroos team to play South Africa
@ Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday 5 October, 11pm WST
Starters
1. Bridie O'Gorman (#180 - Sydney University) – 25 caps
2. Tania Naden (#197 - Uni-North Owls) – 17 caps
3. Eva Karpani (#171 - Onkaparinga) – 29 caps
4. Kaitlan Leaney (#179 - CSU Marlins) – 23 caps
5. Michaela Leonard (c) (#168 - Tuggeranong Vikings) – 30 caps
6. Siokapesi Palu (#194 - Rockdale Rangers) – 14 caps
7. Ashley Marsters (#117 - Booroondarra) – 32 caps
8. Tabua Tuinakauvadra (#200 - Tuggeranong Vikings) – 9 caps
9. Layne Morgan (#188 - Merewether Carlton) – 27 caps
10. Faitala Moleka (#199 - Blacktown Scorpions) – 13 caps
11. Desiree Miller (#204 - Eastern Suburbs) – 10 caps
12. Cecilia Smith (#190 - Leeton Dianas) – 16 caps
13. Georgina Friedrichs (#178 - Wests Bulldogs) – 27 caps
14. Maya Stewart (#196 - Nelson Bay Gropers) – 14 caps
15. Caitlyn Halse (#210 - Southern Districts) – 4 caps
Reserves
16. Tiarna Molloy (#191 - Inverell Highlanders) – 5 caps
17. Lydia Kavoa (#214 - Eastern Suburbs) – 4 caps
18. Allana Sikimeti (#212 - Norths Eagles) – 2 caps
19. Atasi Lafai (#161 - Campbelltown Harlequins) – 16 caps
20. Lucy Dinnen (#216 - Wanneroo) – 3 caps
21. Samantha Wood (Kalamunda District) – 3 caps
22. Trilleen Pomare (#155 - Wanneroo) – 31 caps
23. Lori Cramer (#172 - University of Queensland) – 25 caps
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Jeez, what did Trills do to earn getting dropped to the pine?
I thought she was one of the best in a very good backline
C'mon the
WALLAROOS TEAM LIST TO FACE SCOTLAND
1. Bridie O'Gorman (#180 - Sydney University) – 26 caps
2. Tania Naden (#197 - Uni-North Owls) – 18 caps
3. Eva Karpani (#171 - Onkaparinga) – 30 caps
4. Kaitlan Leaney (#179 - CSU Marlins) – 24 caps
5. Michaela Leonard (c) (#168 - Tuggeranong Vikings) – 31 caps
6. Siokapesi Palu (#194 - Rockdale Rangers) – 15 caps
7. Ashley Marsters (#117 - Booroondarra) – 33 caps
8. Tabua Tuinakauvadra (#200 - Tuggeranong Vikings) – 10 caps
9. Layne Morgan (#188 - Merewether Carlton) – 28 caps
10. Faitala Moleka (#199 - Blacktown Scorpions) – 14 caps
11. Desiree Miller (#204 - Eastern Suburbs) – 11 caps
12. Cecilia Smith (#190 - Leeton Dianas) – 17 caps (*SOON TO BE FORCE PLAYER)
13. Georgina Friedrichs (#178 - Wests Bulldogs) – 28 caps
14. Maya Stewart (#196 - Nelson Bay Gropers) – 15 caps
15. Caitlyn Halse (#210 - Southern Districts) – 5 caps
Reserves
16. Tiarna Molloy (#191 - Inverell Highlanders) – 6 caps
17. Sally Fuesaina (#208 - Campbeltown Harlequins) – 3 caps
18. Alapeta Ngauamo (#215 - Wests Bulldogs) – 2 caps
19. Atasi Lafai (#161 - Campbelltown Harlequins) – 17 caps
20. Lucy Dinnen (#216 - Wanneroo) – 4 caps
21. Samantha Wood (Kalamunda District) – 4 caps
22. Trilleen Pomare (#155 - Wanneroo) – 32 caps
23. Lori Cramer (#172 - University of Queensland) – 26 caps
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
Well done to the ladies for a fine win over Scotland.
Cecila Smith is going to be a great acquisition for us next season, even the South African commentators were full of praise for her performance.
As expected Michaela and Trileen did all that was asked of them and had decent hit outs.
Alapeta and Lucy had very limited minutes, and Sam was not even called on, a bit dissapointing that the coach did not show much faith in her finshers as she should have.
Overall a good tournament that probably highlighted that this group (XV2) is where we currently are as a team.
We scrum for posession, run for the try zone, bleed for the team and live for the game
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