After an exciting inaugural Super W season, Wallaroo and NSW Waratah Grace Hamilton expects the benchmark to raise in 2019.
An exciting new introduction for Hamilton has also been the added professionalism from the Waratahs. With Players still working fulltime jobs during the day before heading to training in the evening, the support from the club has made everything worth it.
"The Waratahs have been so supportive of us and made us part of their senior program," she said.
"Having that support and that backing from your homebody is so important for us."
However, to ensure the Super W continues to lift the standards of rugby for women, some players have asked for a cross border competition, just like the men.
The Super Rugby sees 15 teams: four Australian, five New Zealand, four South African plus one from Argentina and Japan. At the moment the Super W sees just five teams from across Australia: Queensland, Waratahs, WA, Brumbies and Melbourne Rebels.
Hamilton says while the competition is already amazing, the more time they get to play at a higher level, the better players will develop.
"It's an amazing competition and the more games we play, the teams we play, the preparation we get, is only going to strengthen women's rugby," she said.
"But for us having that across the border challenge like the men would be great exposure for us to the competition out there worldwide and it gives up a level where if we are playing week in week out in tough games, it's going to make us better as a whole."
NSW Waratahs face the Brumbies in the opening match of the season from 5pm at GIO Stadium.
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