Hey there! I’ve been a bit of a slacker as regards this blog, but in reality, there’s been plenty happening for me.

Most notably, I travelled to New York for the NY7s tourney, which was one of the most positive rugby experiences I’ve had. A couple of weeks ago, I toured to Darwin with the ACT girls for the Darwin Hottest 7s, and I have a few more 7s tourneys coming up.
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7s · Darwin · NY7s

With the lull in proceedings before the various sevens tourneys, I thought now was a good time to look back at 2010 and take what I can into next year.

The video below is part of my 2010 review and the first step towards 2011. It’s also an opportunity to thank a bunch of people who made a difference to me, even in ways they probably think are insignificant (I didn’t think so!)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RVSE1ZiOgo

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highlights · reflections · video

ACT Women’s Rugby Preso was a laid-back affair last night. I was happy to take away the Best Defender (Forwards) award.

Sharni Williams was the deserving recipient of Player’s Player, while Louise “Cookie” Burrows took out the ACT Representative Player of the Year prize.
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Since it was a special year for me, I took the indulgence of making a personal highlights and misadventures video of my performances at Nationals.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD95eRtfloM

Probably doesn’t need to be said, but I’m wearing #7 for the Brumbies.

I’m halfway through a team retrospective video – will post soon.

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Call it a labour of love. Or an obsession. I’ve compiled stats on all ACT players in the ACT v Sydney match during the 2010 Women’s National Championships, which Sydney won 11 – 10.

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ACT Women · stats · truck and trailer

I was the only openside flanker in the championship division at Nationals to miss out on the Wallaroo Training Squad. Ouch. Being a curious creature and wanting to understand where I need to improve, I decided to check out my match stats, starting with the ACT trial match against Sydney on 16 April.

If interested, you can check out the video highlights from the game.

I looked at myself (obviously), Alex Hargreaves – incumbent Wallaroo #7 but playing #8 for ACT – and Amy Robertson, the Sydney #7. Note that I’ve only counted material contributions, ie hanging onto a ruck is not counted as an involvement.
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backrow · Brumbies Women · statistics

We didn’t reach our expectations. The week was extraordinary and in the end, the result was three bitter losses.

Okay, so the competition was good. But as the Queensland coach said to Drew after our first match, we really should have won. It’s difficult to account for what happened; the easy answer is lack of experience, lack of composure. Well, we certainly lacked composure.
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Nationals

Tomorrow morning, I’ll join the ACT Brumbies in camp for the 2010 National Championships. The plan is to take it out.

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ACT Women · Nationals

The best girl ruggers in Oz are headed to Canberra this weekend for the National Women’s Championships. Given this is also the last chance to press a claim for selection in the Wallaroos World Cup squad, my bet is there’ll be plenty of intense rugby in store.

This year, there are two divisions which will be contested in round robin format. So no final, but as in previous years, you’ll really have to win all your games if you want the title.

Here’s a preview of what we might expect to see from the Championship division (QLD, Sydney, ACT and NSW Country:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WtBn36vsfM
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So, we’re getting to the pointy end: the ACT squad for Nationals will be announced next Wednesday, and some seriously good looking kit is up for grabs (at the very least!). We all want a berth in this very ambitious team.

We’re off to play NSW Development in Blacktown on Sunday, and a few players will be rested while a few who haven’t cemented their spots will be given a full game to show their wares.
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ACT Women · squad selection