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Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Shock as American rugby star lands in hot water over ugly act that was branded 'thuggery' - as superstar Ilona Maher can't lead the USA to victory
Charlotte Caslick has opened her Wallaroos account in a 27-19 defeat of the USA, marred by a late red card for a head stamp. Rugby sevens convert Caslick scored the host's first try in Canberra on Saturday and, finding plenty of ball, showed some new tricks with a couple of clever grubbers in traffic on the wing. Eva Karpani scored once, back-rower Ashley Marsters found a double while Eagles forward Hope Rogers bagged a hat-trick as the home side overcame an early try to control the contest. The match will be remembered for Eagles centre Alev Kelter's red card though, the former ice hockey and soccer player sent off for stamping rival centre Georgina Friedrichs in the final minutes. An bronze medallist for the American sevens team in Paris last year, Kelter took a hit-up and then stamped repeatedly with her boot on Friedrichs' head, who was clinging to her other leg. Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron labelled it 'thuggery' after viewing the replay and had no hesitation in delivering a straight red card to the three-time Olympian. '12 blue (Kelter) is going to receive a permanent red card because this is thuggery, it is deliberate and it is very dangerous foul play,' the referee was heard saying on the microphone. 'She's clearly stamped on the head of the Australian player. That's reckless, that's dangerous and she's going off.' Aware of Caslick's ball-playing ability, Australia coach Jo Yapp said there was no long-term plans to keep the Olympic champion on the wing. 'It's no secret we lost two of our wingers ... if you watch Charlotte she's going to learn best by being on the field,' Yapp said. 'We saw that in the first half today and she's been working incredibly hard and it was great to see.' The Wallaroos began their Test campaign with a big win in Fiji but Saturday night's victory was Australia's first in the Pacific Four competition after a loss to New Zealand last week. They'll play Canada in Brisbane next Friday. Following the victory, USA boss Sione Fukofuka said his side would be taking a lot from the game, despite suffering defeat. 'We will take a lot out of today, both in our performance and on what we can do better. We planned pretty heavily for this game and unfortunately, didn't execute where the moments counted. We weren't able to convert possession into opportunities to score, so that's now our work on,' Fukofuka said. "We're 100 days away (from the Rugby World Cup) and still have a few more test matches to come, so we will focus on playing to our strengths. 'Our forwards pack is quite physical, dynamic, and has a huge variety of skill, which allows them to play to Hope, to play to Rachel, to play to Kate, which is positive. 'We were hoping to turn that set piece battle into more of an arm wrestle, which started pretty positive, but we just weren't able to finish the job.'
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
NZ and Canada tie thriller in Pacific Four series
New Zealand and Canada tied 27-27 in a thrilling second round of the Pacific Four series in Christchurch. Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who scored two tries on her debut in last week's opening match against Australia, began the scoring for the world champion Black Ferns in the sixth champions Canada responded almost immediately through DaLeaka Menin's converted try and the teams were level at 12-12 at half-time. The scoring continued to fluctuate after the break, with Ayesha Leti-l'iga adding her second try for New Zealand before Alysha Corrigan and Olivia Apps touched down for Canada. Shoshanah Seumanutafa then gave Canada a 27-22 lead after 77 minutes but Julia Schell missed the conversion, allowing Sylvia Brunt's 83rd-minute try for the Black Ferns to level the scores. But Ruahei Demant also missed her kick to squander New Zealand's last-gasp winning opportunity. In Canberra, Australia comfortably beat USA 27-19 to get their first win of the series. Hope Rogers scored all three of USA's tries, including the opener, but scores from Eva Karpani, Ashley Masters and Charlotte Caslick saw Australia pull ahead 19-14 at added her second shortly after half-time and the Wallaroos held on for victory. The series concludes with Australia facing Canada on Friday 23 May and New Zealand taking on USA the following teams are preparing for the World Cup in England which starts on 22 August, when New Zealand will aim to claim a third straight title.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Caslick scores, Wallaroos defy ugly incident in USA win
Charlotte Caslick has opened her Wallaroos account in a 27-19 defeat of the USA, marred by a late red card for a head stamp. Rugby sevens convert Caslick scored the host's first try in Canberra on Saturday and, finding plenty of ball, showed some new tricks with a couple of clever grubbers in traffic on the wing. Eva Karpani scored once, back-rower Ashley Marsters found a double while Eagles forward Hope Rogers bagged a hat-trick as the home side overcame an early try to control the contest. First try in a Wallaroos jersey for Charlotte Caslick 🔥#Wallaroos #PAC4 — Wallaroos (@WallaroosRugby) May 17, 2025 The match will be remembered for Eagles centre Alev Kelter's red card though, the former ice hockey and soccer player sent off for stamping rival centre Georgina Friedrichs in the final minutes. An bronze medallist for the American sevens team in Paris last year, Kelter took a hit-up and then stamped repeatedly with her boot on Friedrichs' head, who was clinging to her other leg. Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron labelled it "thuggery" after viewing the replay and had no hesitation in delivering a straight red card to the three-time Olympian. Aware of Caslick's ball-playing ability, Australia coach Jo Yapp said there was no long-term plans to keep the Olympic champion on the wing. "It's no secret we lost two of our wingers ... if you watch Charlotte she's going to learn best by being on the field," Yapp said. "We saw that in the first half today and she's been working incredibly hard and it was great to see." The Wallaroos began their Test campaign with a big win in Fiji but Saturday night's victory was Australia's first in the Pacific Four competition after a loss to New Zealand last week. They'll play Canada in Brisbane next Friday.
ABC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia Wallaroos defeat USA 27-19 as American gets red card for head stomp
The Wallaroos have claimed their first win over the United States on home soil, with a 27-19 triumph in Canberra. Two tries to open side flanker Ashley Marsters guided Australia to the eight-point win, despite the best efforts from American prop Hope Rogers who scored a hat-trick for the Eagles. The Test match was soured when US inside centre Alev Kelter lost her cool and repeatedly stomped on the head of Wallaroo Georgina Friedrichs. Friedrichs was holding onto the bootlaces of Kelter, trying to complete a tackle, only for the American to stomp down on her head multiple times. Kelter was given a straight red card for the brain snap. The match was beyond doubt when Kelter was sent off in the 79th minute, with the Wallaroos outscoring the Americans four tries to three, claiming their first win in this year's Pacific Four Series. The defence of the Wallaroos, especially late on their goal line, proved crucial in the win. "We just kept fronting up, getting off the line [and] kept making our shorts tackles," Wallaroos fullback Caitlyn Halse said. "Very proud of the girls. We've been working on that all week." The Americans were the first to score, with Hope Rogers coming in from close range in the 15th minute, but Australia answered through winger Charlotte Caslick, scoring her first Test match try. A try to Marsters and prop Eva Karpani helped the Wallaroos to a 19-14 half-time lead. Both sides scored one try in the second half, with a penalty goal from Faitala Moleka extending the margin to eight points with 19 minutes to play. The Americans had the better of possession and territory throughout the whole match, but errors continued to hamper their momentum. The US conceded 17 penalties in the match, compared to just seven from Australia. "I think we were kind of our own worst enemy with some of our faults because we had some great moments of play," US star Ilona Maher said. "I feel like at times we did it to ourselves, but [there is] a lot to learn from." Australia will face Canada next Friday at Lang Park.
