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2006 National Women's Championships>

The ARU's National Women's Championships are being held in the Sydney on the week commencing 3 July 2006.
There are eight teams; Sydney and Sydney A, NSW Country, Queensland, ACT & Southern NSW, Victoria, South Australia and National Indigenous. The competition will be held at Campbell Oval at Macquarie University.
At the completion of the championship a 36 player Wallaroo Squad will be announced. This squad will assemble at Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen for a four day World Cup camp from Friday 7 July - Tuesday 11 July.
At the completion of the World Cup camp a 26 player Wallaroo Team will be announced. This team wil assemble at Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen for a four day World Cup assembly from Wednesday 23 August - Sunday 27 August.

Draw - South Australia (AEST)>

1.50pm, Tuesday 4 July - Queensland v South Australia
[12.25pm or 3.15] Wednesday 5 July - South Australia v [NSW County or Sydney A] (subject to the results on 4 July)
Friday 7 July - Finals

The full draw is available here >

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The Team>

	Rachel Stevens (VCAPT) - Port Adelaide
	Vanessa Knevitt – Southern Suburbs
	Maryann Longstaff – Southern Suburbs
	Michelle Loyson - Port Adelaide
	Emma Yates (VCAPT) – Southern Suburbs
	Rachael Collett - Port Adelaide
	Bec Stacey - Burnside
	Kellee Madden – Southern Surburbs
	Alex Johannson – Southern Surburbs
	Aryn Perryman – Southern Surburbs
	Abby Chitty - Port Adelaide
	Katie Reynolds – Old Collegians
	Sarah Gardner (CAPT) – Southern Surburbs
	Lea Fry – Port Adelaide
	Bec Smith (VCAPT) - Port Adelaide
	Melissa Dean - Port Adelaide
	Kim Evans – Old Collegians
	Meagan Fowler – Port Adelaide
	Suzanne brooks – Old Collegians
	Tara Naige – Old Collegians
	Lee Fata - Burnside
	Kathryn Van Diemen - Burnside


Coach:	Glen Millar
A.Coach:	Kerry Telford
Manager:	Sara Stacey
Trainer:	Sara Stacey

Emails & encouragement:>

From: Rob Nelson - SA Rugby [mailto:Rob.Nelson@sarugby.com.au] Sent: Friday, 30 June 2006 2:00 PM To: Kim Evans Subject: RE: Women's Rugby

Dear Kim

Could you please pass on my best wishes to the team for a safe, enjoyable and successful tournament in Sydney. A special 'good luck' to those girls vying for national selection.

All the best Rob.

News & pictures>

Official photographer's site:
http://www.seiserphotography.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=1&where=image_dir='Sports+Photography%2FRugby+Union%2FWomens+Rugby-Rep%2FSouth+Australia/>'

Photos below:
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4th of July:
South Australia 0 v brisbane 72
The scoreline does not reflect the effort and determination of a young growing team. The girls are battered and bruised but not broken. They look forward to meeting Sydney A tomorrow at 12.25pm.

5th of July:
Lost to Sydney A 54 nil. Despite another loss, the team performed well in patches. The national coach claims this is the best team he has seen SA field. Tomorrow, we play National Indigenous at 935.

6th of July:
Last game for Nationals:
South Australia 10 v Lloyd McDermott National Indigenous 12
Lito Fata was selected to join the 37 woman squad for the Wallaroos, with the final 22 being named during the week.