Sisters Maddi and Teagan Levi share a special moment as the Pearls beat Fiji to win their first Commonwealth Games gold.
It's been a long way back to the top of the podium for the Australians, since winning the Rio 2016 Olympics.Then, there was the loss to Fiji in the quarter-finals at last year's Tokyo Olympics.
The team thrived on the crowd's incredible energy – there was a wall of noise, and plenty of enthusiastic karaoke renditions of classics blasting over the PA."So just having that atmosphere really helps push you over the line and helps when your legs are dying and your lungs are dying, that's for sure."
"But by winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, or going to the Olympics, that's what's enticing players to come and play rugby."And Maddi now wants to help lure others."When I first started, I aspired to be like Charlotte Caslick and the likes of Ellia Green," she said.
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