It’s a bumper day of international rugby league with the Australian men’s and women’s teams both in action in Townsville.
Dally M player of the year and NRLW grand final star Tamika Upton will finally make her international debut after being selected as the Jillaroos fullback for the upcoming Pacific Championships this month.
The 26-year-old two-time Karyn Murphy medallist was meant to play for Australia at the 2022 World Cup last year in England, but was ruled out with a calf injury.“It was really hard not to pick the person who was back-to-back Karyn Murphy medallist and Dally M medallist, and had a huge influence on the weekend’s result,” said Jillaroos head coach Brad Donald.“She’s been picked a number of times before and been unavailable, but hopefully this is the opportunity she’s been looking for.
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