Sevens superstar Charlotte Caslick could miss both the Hong Kong and Singapore SVNS legs after prioritising Queensland's 2025 campaign in her push for Wallaroos selection.
Caslick, 30, is poised to make her SMARTECH Super Rugby Women's debut off the pine when the Reds welcome defending champions New South Wales to Ballymore on Sunday afternoon.
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Just like fellow Queenslanders Teagan Levi, Kahli Henwood and Bella Nasser last week, Caslick's introduction will be the first step in her bid to crack Jo Yapp's Test squad for October's Rugby World Cup in England.
However, Caslick has already gone a step further by declaring her intention to stay with the Reds for the remainder of their SMARTECH Super Rugby Women's season.
"Sevens is a lot of the girls' priority this season and they'll be going back to sevens after this weekend but I'm going to stay with the rest of the season for the Reds and really put my best foot forward to prepare myself to hopefully getting a spot in the Wallaroos squad," Caslick told reporters on Wednesday.
"Obviously there's a limited amount of games in Australia that we can play 15s at this level so I really want to make the most of that."
The Hong Kong SVNS (28-30 March) clashes with Queensland's home Round 5 fixture against the Western Force while the Singapore event (5-6 April) coincides with the SMARTECH Super Rugby Women's semi finals.
Caslick backed her ability to earn selection in a star-studded Australian Sevens squad ahead of the LA SVNS final (3-4 May) but says she's committed to honing her craft in fifteens - a game she hasn't played for 13 years.
"When I was 17, I did a little fifteens just to introduce myself to rugby, just to learn all the laws. Learning how to tackle was probably the main thing that I got sent to 15s for but I'm really excite about coming back," Caslick said.
"I sort of played 10-15, I was playing at Wests Bulldogs but I sort of just ran around, we didn't have much structure.
"(Fifteens) is out of my comfort zone - I've been doing sevens for 12 years now and it's my little home away from home.
"I love sevens so much and have dedicated my whole career to sevens but I am really excited to do something new to keep me fresh and inspired and motivated to keep playing rugby and improving myself as a player and person."
While there's clear interest in featuring for the Wallaroos at this year's World Cup, Caslick has greater long-term ambitions in the fifteens format.
"Obviously the World Cup in England is an exciting opportunity for me to be a part of and something that would be really special in my career to achieve but I'm looking forward to the home Rugby World Cup in 2029 as well," Caslick told reporters.
"If we can get girls playing both sevens and fifteens, I think it puts our Aussie side in a really good place by 2029. We saw what the Matildas (Australian women's soccer team) did at their World Cup in Australia so if we can emulate what they did, I think hopefully we'll keep growing the sport."
REDS (1-15): Bree-Anna Browne, Tiarna Molloy, Eva Karpani, Vineta Teutau, Tiarah Minns, Jemma Bemrose (c), Carola Kreis, Sarah Riordan, Layne Morgan, Carys Dallinger, Kahli Henwood, Shalom Sauaso, Teagan Levi, Caitlin Urwin, Lori Cramer
Reserves: Zophronia Setu, Cristo Taufua, Charli Jacoby, Deni Ross, Bella Nasser, Nat Wright, Faythe Manera, Charlotte Caslick
WARATAHS (1-15): Bridie O’Gorman, Adiana Talakai, Faliki Pohiva, Kaitlan Leaney, Annabelle Codey, Leilani Nathan, Emily Chancellor, Piper Duck (c), Tatum Bird, Arabella McKenzie, Desiree Miller, Katrina Barker, Georgina Friedrichs, Maya Stewart, Waiaria Ellis
Replacements: Millie Parker, Emily Robinson, Seneti Kilisimasi, Tahlia Morgan, Ruby Anderson, Tiarne Cavanagh, Nicole Nathan, Amelia Whitaker
