Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Caslick has been named within the Wallaroos’ World Cup squad regardless of being below a serious damage cloud.
The sevens queen, who has featured throughout the Wallaroos’ backline since transitioning to the XV-a-side recreation, injured herself towards the Black Ferns final month and had surgical procedure on her ankle.
The 30-year-old was seen in a moon boot final week and sources have informed The Roar that the again may be very a lot racing the clock to be match for the Wallaroos’ opener towards Samoa on August 23.
Caslick is considered one of two present Australian Sevens stars within the 32-person squad, which Jo Yapp unveiled on Monday morning in Sydney.
Sevens queen Charlotte Caslick has been named within the Wallaroos’ World Cup squad regardless of being below an damage cloud. (Photograph by Mark Evans/Getty Photos)
She’s additionally considered one of three ladies below damage clouds, with captain and loose-forward Siokapesi Palu and prop Brianna Hoy additionally named regardless of their health considerations.
There are 17 gamers within the squad who performed within the final World Cup in New Zealand with a mean age of 26 and 19 caps per participant going into the event.
Teenage sensations Caitlyn Halse (18) and Waiaria Ellis (17) may change into the youngest Wallaroos to play at a World Cup after being included within the squad.
The pair will go previous the present document set by Millie Boyle in 2022 (19 and 82 days) ought to they take the sphere within the pool matches.
Wallaroos lock Annabelle Codey may observe in her father David Codey’s footsteps to play at a World Cup whereas Katalina Amosa, the sister of Wallaby Brandon Paenga-Amosa, is considered one of three hookers named.
The Wallaroos head to England subsequent week off the again of a thumping 36-5 win over Wales at North Sydney Oval.
The win was simply the injection of confidence the aspect wanted after a trio of defeats, together with a shock loss in Brisbane to Wales every week earlier.
Jo Yapp’s Wallaroos squad will head to England following a thumping win over Wales. (Photograph by Albert Perez/Getty Photos)
However Yapp’s aspect can be stronger for being battle-hardened after a document seven fixtures within the lead as much as the showpiece event.
“We’re very happy with the squad and the journey the gamers and employees have been on for the previous two years to get up to now,” stated Yapp, the previous England captain and halfback.
“We now have a really particular group of individuals inside this squad, various in tradition and a variety of ages and ranges of expertise within the recreation.
“A World Cup is the top occasion in sport and ladies’s rugby will showcase that in England later this month.
“We’re able to carry out on the worldwide stage and thank everybody who’s supporting us on and off the sphere.”
Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh congratulated these chosen and added the Wallaroos had the total assist of everybody in Australian rugby forward of the occasion.
“Everybody at Rugby Australia wish to want Jo and the Wallaroos all the easiest on the Rugby World Cup in England,” Waugh stated.
“The occasion guarantees to be the largest ever with over 300,000 tickets bought, making certain ladies’s rugby continues to go from strength-to-strength as a worldwide recreation.
“Jo has finished an incredible job with the workforce and we can be cheering them on forward of their first pool match towards Samoa on August 23.”
The Wallaroos will depart for the UK on August 11 and be primarily based in Manchester forward of their first pool match towards Samoa on August 23 (9:00pm AEST).
They’ll then meet the USA in an all-important match on August 31 (4:30am AEST), adopted by event hosts England on September 6 (2:00am AEST).
WALLAROOS 2025 WORLD CUP SQUAD
(identify, age, membership, junior membership, caps)
- Katalina Amosa (23, ACT Brumbies, Southern Districts, 6 caps)*
- Bree-Anna Browne (28, Queensland Reds, Brothers Rugby, 13 caps)
- Charlotte Caslick (30, Queensland Reds, Wests Bulldogs, 5 caps)*
- Emily Chancellor (33, NSW Waratahs, Sydney College, 30 caps)
- Annabelle Codey (28, NSW Waratahs, Easts Brisbane, 7 caps)*
- Lori Cramer (32, Queensland Reds, College of Queensland, 30 caps)
- Piper Duck (24, NSW Waratahs, Tumut Bullettes, 18 caps)
- Waiaria Ellis (17, NSW Waratahs, Blacktown Scorpions, 3 caps)*
- Ashley Fernandez (22, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 4 caps)*
- Georgina Friedrichs (30, NSW Waratahs, Wests Bulldogs, 34 caps)
- Caitlyn Halse (18, NSW Waratahs, Camden Rams, 11 caps)*
- Tia Hinds (22, ACT Brumbies, Randwick, 6 caps)*
- Brianna Hoy (25, NSW Waratahs, Coffs Harbour Snappers, 8 caps)*
- Asoiva Karpani (29, Queensland Reds, Southern Suburbs, 37 caps)
- Lydia Kavoa (31, ACT Brumbies, Japanese Suburbs, 9 caps)*
- Kaitlan Leaney (24, NSW Waratahs, SCU Marlins, 31 caps)
- Michaela Leonard (30, Western Power, Tuggeranong Vikings, 38 caps)
- Ashley Marsters (31, Western Power, Boroondara, 41 caps)
- Desiree Miller (23, NSW Waratahs, Japanese Suburbs, 19 caps)*
- Faitala Moleka (20, ACT Brumbies, Blacktown Scorpions, 21 caps)*
- Layne Morgan (26, Queensland Reds, Merewether Carlton, 36 caps)
- Tania Naden (33, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 25 caps)
- Bridie O’Gorman (26, NSW Waratahs, Sydney College, 33 caps)
- Siokapesi Palu (28, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 21 caps)
- Faliki Pohiva (23, NSW Waratahs, Blacktown Scorpions, 4 caps)*
- Trilleen Pomare (32, Western Power, Wanneroo, 40 caps)
- Cecilia Smith (31, Western Power, Leeton Dianas, 24 caps)
- Maya Stewart (25, NSW Waratahs, Nelson Bay Gropers, 18 caps)
- Adiana Talakai (26, NSW Waratahs, Sydney College, 18 caps)
- Tabua Tuinakauvadra (22, ACT Brumbies, Orange Emus, 18 caps)*
- Caitlin Urwin (25, Queensland Reds, Gympie Hammers, uncapped)**
- Samantha Wooden (21, Western Power, Kalamunda Rugby, 7 caps)*
*denotes World Cup debutant
**denotes uncapped and World Cup debutant
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025
- Saturday, August 23: Wallaroos v Samoa, Salford Neighborhood Stadium, Manchester – 9:00pm AEST
- Sunday, August 31: Wallaroos v USA at York Neighborhood Stadium, York – 4:30am AEST
- Sunday, September 7: Wallaroos v England at Brighton and Hove Stadium, Brighton and Hove – 2:00am AEST
