Country Rugby League (CRL) female participation officer Kylie Hilder believes the upcoming southern Country selection trials are the first step for players to transition into the representative pathway.
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Some of the best female rugby league talent will be on display in the trials, which will take place in Yass this weekend (March 24-25).
“Yass could be the first step some of these women take to not only get picked to represent Country, but also New South Wales or the Jillaroos,” Hilder said.
CRL initiatives like the Women’s Nines, as well as the new national structure, have created a direct pathway from regional grassroots to the Jillaroos, so it’s a really exciting time for female participants in rugby league.”
A southern women’s side will be selected from the trials, who will then take on the northern side on April 14.
This match will decide the make up of the Country women’s representative team that will take on City at Mudgee’s Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, as the curtain raiser to the Round 11 NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and Canberra Raiders.
The representative selections will then continue, with players from this match to be selected in the NSW women’s State of Origin team.
The Country women’s side will also compete in the new National Championships for the Australian Jilaroos squad.