QLD Rugby 23/08/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article Wallaroos hooker Tiarna Molloy will continue her cameo at flanker for Easts in Sunday’s StoreLocal Premier Women’s preliminary final against Sunnybank. Molloy has found herself in a curious position as one of Australia’s top hookers but helping her club through a backrow crisis. Losing No.8 April Ngatupuna to suspension and Carola Kreis to a trip overseas has taxed the Tigers depth in the backrow. Molloy stepped up at flanker in last Sunday’s tight 10-3 victory over Wests in the knockout semi-final. The redeployment still means she throws the ball...

QLD Rugby 10/07/2024

Written by Jim Tucker, courtesy of qld.rugby Source articlePreparation for the landmark tour of Tonga by the Queensland women’s team will be handled by a new three-pronged coaching coalition.Andrew Fraser, Head of Rugby at the University of Queensland Rugby Football Club, will act as Head Coach for the July campaign.It will culminate in the historic July 26 clash against the Tongan national team in Nuku’alofa, the first overseas match played by the Reds women’s team in their 28-year history.Fraser will oversee defence, his role as assistant coach at Bond University in the StoreLocal Hospital Cup in 2022-23 and with the...