The SVNS World Collection will look just a little bit totally different this season however the dream stays the identical as one of the best of one of the best battle it out for bragging rights, trophies and glory.
Harbouring ambitions of taking out the general sequence title this season, the Australian ladies’s and males’s groups have arrived in Dubai forward of the primary occasion this weekend.
Led by Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Caslick, a formidable squad that oozes expertise will look to finish the Black Ferns’ reign on the prime of the world.
The aspect contains 11 gamers who helped Australia win an unrivalled golden season in 2022, with the staff taking out the Commonwealth Video games, Rugby Sevens World Cup and the World Sevens Collection.
However the Black Ferns shall be arduous to beat. Australia might want to convey their A-game as they give the impression of being to increase their historically robust type in Dubai for an additional season.
“This system has spent one of the best a part of preseason coaching and enjoying world wide. The target being to play extra rugby, enhance participant and staff rugby IQ, resilience, positional depth and staff combos,” ladies’s coach Tim Walsh stated in an announcement.
“Tom Carter has challenged and bodily prolonged the staff to an elite stage, while persistently having 85% of the squad at full coaching capability. We even have the total squad accessible for choice and welcome Kaitlin Shave who will make her long-awaited debut with the Australian staff.“We’re very lucky to have skilled gamers in Charlotte Caslick and Sharni Smale main the staff throughout such an intense Olympic season – each have navigated the challenges of such seasons, they usually know what to anticipate.“Sevens continues to go from energy to energy and, in an Olympic yr, the launch of the invigorated new format will solely improve the leisure spectacle and world-class product the HSBC World Sevens Collection delivers.”
The return of Ben Dowling is the main takeaway from the Australian males’s groups squad, whereas growth squad members Henry Palmer and Ben Dalton have additionally been given the go-ahead for the opening spherical of the sequence.
Dally Fowl and Hayen Sargeant have retained their spots within the 13-man squad as they put together for his or her second seasons on the prime stage.
Fowl, 21, lately informed RugbyPass about his heartbreaking exit from Waratahs Academy and the way that continues to gas him on the SVNS sequence.
Nick Malouf captains the aspect after an injury-riddled 2022/23 marketing campaign, whereas skilled campaigners Maurice Longbottom, Dietrich Roache, James and Josh Turner may even don Aussie gold.
“Lastly now we have arrived in the beginning line for an enormous season. There was loads of work finished to place us in a powerful place to carry out,” males’s coach John Manenti stated.
“Consistency is what we’re looking for all through the season and our depth is beginning to construct properly to place us ready to try this.
“We all know if we play with the physicality, ability & element that we’ve put in in the course of the preseason, we’ll be in good condition to get a lead to Dubai.”
Australians can watch each spherical of the HSBC SVNS sequence ad-free, stay and on-demand on Stan Sport.
Australia Girls’s Sevens staff for Dubai SVNS:2. Sharni Smale3. Religion Nathan4. Dominique Du Toit5. Teagan Levi6. Madison Ashby7. Charlotte Caslick (C)8. Kaitlin Shave*11. Demi Hayes12. Maddison Levi22. Bienne Terita55. Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea65. Sariah Paki*Denotes potential debutAustralia Males’s Sevens staff for Dubai SVNS:2. Ben Dowling3. Henry Palmer4. Dietrich Roache5. Tim Clements7. Josh Turner8. Dally Fowl9. Matt Gonzalez10. Nick Malouf (C)11. Maurice Longbottom12. Nathan Lawson13. Ben Dalton14. James Turner25. Hayden Sargeant