The ACT women have been rewarded for a strong national tournament with Australian selections.
Shellie Milward, Amy Carpenter, Louise Burrows and Michelle Perry have been picked for the Australian Wallaroos after impressing for the ACT at the National Championships two weeks ago.
Carpenter has also been called into the Sevens squad which will assemble after the 15’s.
The women’s team finished the tournament with two wins, a draw and a close loss to Sydney.
Day 1 – 26/09/2013
ACT 41 v Victoria 6
Tries – Louise Burrows, Kate Brown, Amy Carpenter (2), Sarah Riordan, Nikki Stanley, Kelly Goodwin
Conversions – Bec Maher (2)
ACT 5 v Sydney 17
Tries – Michelle Perry
Day 2 – 27/09/2013
ACT 58 v South Australia 0
Tries – Kate Brown, Kamila Wihongi, Michelle Perry, Shelley Bradshaw, Sarah Riordan (2), Tayla Stanford, Cassy Van Rythoven, Kelly Goodwin (2)
Conversions – Nikki Ayers (2), Tayla Stanford (2)
Day 3 – Finals – 28/09/2013
Western Australia 15 v ACT 15
Play off for 3rd place. Draw meant that ACT came equal 3rd with WA
Tries – Kate Brown, Amy Carpenter, Bridget McNee
Making their debuts were
– Sarah Riordan
– Kelly Goodwin
– Kate Brown
– Lousie Strachan
– Tayla Stanford
– Cassy Van Rythoven
– Amy Carpenter
– Nikki Stanley
– Georgia O’Neill
Louise Burrows
– Longest serving player – 13 years
Players who won the 7s national championships who also played 15s
– Shellie Milward
– Amanda Singh
– Tayla Stanford
– Nikki Stanley
– Shelley Bradshaw
– Kelly Goodwin
Captain: Amanda Singh
Full team list:
First Name Last Name Position Club
Stefanie Stewart-Jones 1 Queanbeyan
Alisi Wilson 2 Uni-Norths
Sharleen Coomber 3 Uni-Norths
Shellie Milward 4 Queanbeyan
Kate Brown 5
Amanda Singh 6 Uni-Norths
Georgia O’Neill 7 Uni-Norths
Kamila Wihongi 8 Uni-Norths
Kate Henne 9 Uni-Norths
Carly Hill 10 Queanbeyan
Tayla Stanford 11 Jindabyne
Nikki Ayers 12 Queanbeyan
Sarah Riordan 13 Royals
Amy Carpenter 14 Royals
Michelle Perry 15 Royals
Cassy Van Rythoven 16 Royals
Louise Burrows 17 Royals
Bridget McNee 18 Uni-Norths
Louise Strachan 19 Leeton
Bec Maher 20 Queanbeyan
Nikki Stanley 21 Queanbeyan
Shelley Bradshaw 22 Uni-Norths
Kelly Goodwin 23 Queanbeyan