Young Ready To Face Fijian Sisters
The flying feet of the Queensland Reds’ instant star Heleina Young had lived a lifetime in rugby but never a proper game of 15-a-side until 12 months ago.
The astonishing rise of the former track sprinter from Suva reaches a fairytale moment today in the Super W final in Townsville.
Lining up against the Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua, with friends on board, means there won’t be a hostile twitch to her thinking for this peak clash in women’s rugby.
“I know how they’ll play, that Fijian-style, off-load game. I know some of the girls. I’ll always see them as my sisters as are the Reds,” Young, 22, said with a smile.
Young’s arrival all happened in a blur last Sunday when she scorched by four defenders in a silky, swerving 50m run to the tryline to turn the semi-final.
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Source: rugby.com.au
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