WXV1 Rnd 1: Australia v England

[RugbyReg]

Wallaroos named:

1. Brianna Hoy - uncapped
2. Tania Naden – 6 caps
3. Eva Karpani – 17 caps
4. Michaela Leonard (c) – 18 caps
5. Annabelle Codey – 4 caps
6. Siokapesi Palu – 3 caps
7. Emily Chancellor – 19 caps
8. Kaitlan Leaney – 11 caps
9. Layne Morgan – 15 caps
10. Carys Dallinger – 3 caps
11. Ivania Wong – 8 caps
12. Arabella McKenzie – 18 caps
13. Georgina Friedrichs – 15 caps
14. Maya Stewart – 5 caps
15. Faitala Moleka – 2 caps

Reserves
16. Adiana Talakai – 12 caps
17. Bree-Anna Cheatham – 5 caps
18. Emily Robinson – 21 caps
19. Atasi Lafai – 6 caps
20. Ashley Marsters – 23 caps
21. Sarah Dougherty – uncapped
22. Cecilia Smith – 8 caps
23. Desiree Miller – uncapped

Changes definitely needed and obviously some players not available.

Palu in to blindside is the odd one. Was in the centres a couple of games ago. Shows you the state of the game here when such positions are so interchangeable.

I assume Sarah Dougherty is the Sarah Lewis that played for QLD - thrilled she has got the call up as I think she's been very good for the Reds of late.

Brianna Hoy also gets a debut a starting LHP with Desiree Miller. I know bugger all about either of them and can't really remember them from Super W

 

[Wilson]

I assume Sarah Dougherty is the Sarah Lewis that played for QLD - thrilled she has got the call up as I think she's been very good for the Reds of late.

Yeah, marked as a Queenslander in the reds graphic:

 

[Dan54]

Fingers crossed for Wallaroos, don't think they will win or anything, but just put up a battle.