Australia's Caslick ruled out of Rugby World Cup
"I'm proud of the challenge I took on converting to 15s and I feel like I grew not only on the field as a footy player but off it as well. "I couldn't be more proud to be able to call myself a Wallaroo and I'll be cheering the girls on from home loudly over the next month. Some endings aren't fair but they still come."Uncapped 18-year-old Manua Moleka has been called up by head coach Jo Yapp to replace Caslick.Yapp hasn't completely closed the door on Caslick featuring and said she could join up with the squad "at the end of the pool stage or the quarter-final" if an injury were to occur.The World Cup begins on 22 August with the final to take place at Twickenham on 27 September.
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