This article was first written and published for The Roar. Flashback to 2009. An announcement was made that rugby sevens would become an Olympic sport, set to make its debut in 2016 at Rio. It was at this point that preparations began in Australia to not only feature men’s and women’s teams in that Olympics, […]
Month: January 2018
Mary’s Wonder Women: The Wallaroos get their pay day
This article was first written for and published by The Roar. During 2016 I wrote at least one article a week about women’s sport. That’s at least 52 articles covering the talents and successes of women across a number of sports including rugby league, rugby union, AFL, football, basketball, netball, softball and cricket. This year I make […]
Mary’s wonder women: Dates for your 2018 diary
This article was first written for and published by The Roar. New year. New diary. 2017 may have been a ‘watershed’ year for women in sport, but I am confident 2018 will be even better.