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Sarah Hingston loses the ball as she is tackled by a South
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by Bill Cunneen
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Australian Services Rugby Union women’s team left the 2004 Telstra
Australian Women’s Invitational Tournament in Sydney with one
win and a lot of valuable experience.
The 19-7 victory over the Lloyd McDermott Developmental side was
the highlight of the round robin competition. ASRU also played
but lost to Victoria (0-19), NSW Country (0-53), tournament winners
Sydney White (0-34) and in the final, South Australia (0-14).
The sole Air Force player was Officer Cadet Vanessa Stothart.
OFFCDT Stothart said it was a great experience to play at a national
level.
“I don’t think our team cohesion was as strong as other teams
so we let a few teams score points that we could have made ourselves
if it wasn’t for some communication errors,” she said.
Head coach Warrant Officer 2 Barry Carr said playing against
teams from around the country was the best way for the players
to improve their rugby and it worked wonders for confidence.
“We’ve played the three top teams in Australia (Victoria, NSW
Country and Sydney White), and the only way they could score tries
was to go around us,” WO2 Carr said.
Service members who are interested in playing women’s rugby should
contact Captain Julie Green at julie.green@defence.gov.au.
