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Wallaroos sweating over fitness of leading stars
Wallaroos sweating over fitness of leading stars

Perth Now

time4 days ago

  • Sport
  • Perth Now

Wallaroos sweating over fitness of leading stars

Two of the Wallaroos' biggest stars are in doubt for the Rugby World Cup with sevens convert Charlotte Caslick undergoing ankle surgery and skipper Siokapesi Palu in danger of suffering a similar fate. The pair both suffered injuries during Australia's loss to New Zealand in Wellington last Saturday and are now racing the clock with the tournament getting underway in England in late August. Olympic gold medallist and long-time sevens captain Caslick, who switched to 15-a-side this year, suffered a syndesmosis injury which required surgery. Playing in the centres she opened Australia's account with a first-half try. A Wallaroos spokesperson said the 30-year-old would miss the Wallaroos' two warm-up matches against Wales, with the first at Brisbane's Ballymore on July 26. But she hasn't given up on her World Cup dream with Australia opening their campaign against Samoa in Manchester on August 23. It's believed the speedster is more likely to return for their second match against the US a week later in York. Flanker Palu was seen in a moon-boot following the Black Ferns loss after injuring herself while making a try-saving tackle. The Wallaroos medical teams are "weighing up options" as they seek further information on the extent of the injury.

New Zealand v Australia: women's rugby union Test
New Zealand v Australia: women's rugby union Test

The Guardian

time12-07-2025

  • Sport
  • The Guardian

New Zealand v Australia: women's rugby union Test

Update: Date: 2025-07-12T04:05:25.000Z Title: Team list: Australia Content: 15. Faitala Moleka 14. Waiaria Ellis 13. Charlotte Caslick 12. Trilleen Pomare 11. Desiree Miller 10. Tia Hinds 9. Layne Morgan 8. Tabua Tuinakauvadra 7. Ashley Marsters 6. Siokapesi Palu (c) 5. Michaela Leonard 4. Kaitlan Leaney 3. Bridie O'Gorman 2. Tania Naden 1. Faliki Pohiva Replacements: Adiana Talakai, Lydia Kavoa, Eva Karpani, Annabelle Codey, Piper Duck, Emily Chancellor, Samantha Wood, Cecilia Smith Update: Date: 2025-07-12T04:00:02.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Hello and welcome to what is shaping up to be an exciting afternoon of rugby action! The Wallaroos are taking on the Black Ferns in windy Wellington, with the aim of causing an upset and taking their first ever win against their neighbours across the ditch. It's a huge ask – the teams last met in Newcastle in May as part of the Pacific Four series, where the Ferns claimed a 38-12 win. The Wallaroos have been an improved side in recent times, pulling off a 27-19 win over the USA during that same series, and with the addition of sevens star Charlotte Caslick into the mix this year, they have shown plenty of spark. However the Black Ferns are an incredibly formidable team, not least because they feature Portia Woodman-Wickliffe – New Zealand's leading women's fifteen-a-side try scorer of all time. With a World Cup on the horizon, this is important preparation for both teams, and though the Black Ferns are heavily favoured, the Wallaroos will be throwing everything at this match to try to pull off an unlikely win. Kick off is at 4:30pm local time (2:30pm AEST), so let's get into it!

‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse
‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse

Sydney Morning Herald

time25-06-2025

  • Sport
  • Sydney Morning Herald

‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse

Charlotte Caslick remembers well the day her heavily favoured Australian women's Rugby Sevens team failed to win a medal at the Paris Olympics – and the online vitriol that followed. A decade in rugby has toughened Caslick to social media criticism, but the 30-year-old admits the abusive messages had a profound impact on her teammates. 'After Paris, when we didn't perform how we wanted to, there were a few messages around,' Caslick said. 'Some players [were] quite sensitive to that. 'A lot of people seem to be getting fed up by anonymous trolls. Some athletes are exposed to some really nasty things online, which no one should have to go through.' Social media has brought sports stars and their fans closer than ever, but with that accessibility has come an increasing trend of targeted abuse. Now, however, a new AI-powered app offers hope to sporting bodies and beyond in the fight against harmful trolling. Rugby Australia has inked a deal with Social Project, which has developed technology that automatically detects then deletes abusive comments in real time before they reach the comments sections The app is now at the disposal of every player in the rugby community, from grassroots to elite levels. It comes off the back of an internal two-month trial across 10 of RA's social media accounts, including the Wallabies, Wallaroos and Rugby Sevens, in which the software deleted more than 1500 abusive comments. Shane Britten, founder of Social Protect, said his product draws upon a library of more than two million keywords and emojis across 100 different languages, including offensive words. Users can also add targeted words to the database which they find personally offensive.

‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse
‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse

The Age

time25-06-2025

  • Sport
  • The Age

‘Racism, misogyny, generalised hatred': How AI is helping rugby stamp out online abuse

Charlotte Caslick remembers well the day her heavily favoured Australian women's Rugby Sevens team failed to win a medal at the Paris Olympics – and the online vitriol that followed. A decade in rugby has toughened Caslick to social media criticism, but the 30-year-old admits the abusive messages had a profound impact on her teammates. 'After Paris, when we didn't perform how we wanted to, there were a few messages around,' Caslick said. 'Some players [were] quite sensitive to that. 'A lot of people seem to be getting fed up by anonymous trolls. Some athletes are exposed to some really nasty things online, which no one should have to go through.' Social media has brought sports stars and their fans closer than ever, but with that accessibility has come an increasing trend of targeted abuse. Now, however, a new AI-powered app offers hope to sporting bodies and beyond in the fight against harmful trolling. Rugby Australia has inked a deal with Social Project, which has developed technology that automatically detects then deletes abusive comments in real time before they reach the comments sections The app is now at the disposal of every player in the rugby community, from grassroots to elite levels. It comes off the back of an internal two-month trial across 10 of RA's social media accounts, including the Wallabies, Wallaroos and Rugby Sevens, in which the software deleted more than 1500 abusive comments. Shane Britten, founder of Social Protect, said his product draws upon a library of more than two million keywords and emojis across 100 different languages, including offensive words. Users can also add targeted words to the database which they find personally offensive.

‘We have a cattle farm': Why Australia's rugby queen can't confirm LA and beyond
‘We have a cattle farm': Why Australia's rugby queen can't confirm LA and beyond

Sydney Morning Herald

time22-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Sydney Morning Herald

‘We have a cattle farm': Why Australia's rugby queen can't confirm LA and beyond

Australia's Rugby Sevens queen Charlotte Caslick admits while she harbours the desire to win another Olympic gold medal, there is no guarantee she will feature in the 2028 Los Angeles Games. But for now, she is not thinking too far ahead. Rather, she is determined to ensure her transition to the 15-woman code is a success, a phase which will have its next chapter inscribed on Friday night. Caslick will line up for the Wallaroos at Suncorp Stadium for the first time against world No.2 Canada, hopeful her try-scoring feats in last week's triumph of the USA were no flash in the pan. But beyond this year's World Cup in England, she tells this masthead she has not locked in how far her career will extend, despite her hopes of reaching LA and the 2029 Rugby World Cup in Australia – by which time, she will be 34. 'I'm focusing on getting myself on the plane for the World Cup ... but I will return to Sevens,' Caslick says, with the world tour not beginning again until December. Loading 'I'm looking forward to focusing on the World Cup this year, but I'm getting old now so there are other things I want to focus on in my life as well. If I could play at LA and in the home World Cup, that would be amazing, but it's a pretty long way away. 'I'd love to start a family, I've been with my partner for a long time, and he sacrifices a lot for me to continue to play rugby. We have a cattle farm as well that we run, which he obviously does most of the heavy lifting for. 'But I want to play rugby for as long as I possibly can, as long as my body allows me to. It's the best job in the world, but also as female athletes, you have to think about other aspects of your life too.'

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