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The Age
08-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Sevens won't go into 15 for try-machine Levi ahead of World Cup
Australian sevens star Maddi Levi will not play for the Wallaroos at the World Cup later this year after the prolific try-scorer withdrew from selection consideration. On the day she named sevens converts Charlotte Caslick and Tia Hinds to make their starting debuts against New Zealand on Saturday, Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp revealed Levi and other sevens stars, including Teagan Levi and Bella Nasser, had made themselves unavailable for the national 15-a-side team. Earlier in the year, nine sevens players elected to have a crack at making the Wallaroos' squad for August's World Cup, which entailed juggling a few games in Super Rugby Women with duties on the World Sevens Series. Caslick, Hinds and Bienne Terita then chose not to return to the sevens circuit to keep pushing for the World Cup. Maddi Levi didn't play for the Reds due to a hand injury, but given her standing as the world's best women's sevens player, the Wallaroos were still planning for her to be involved in Tests this month ahead of the World Cup. But Levi's manager, Mat Rogers, last month expressed reservation s about the switch, and suggested it would increase 'animosity' from the 15s players towards the sevens players. 'I just don't think it's an appropriate step to take now,' Rogers said on Stan Sport's Inside Line program. 'I'm speaking from Maddi's perspective purely out of care for her. I don't want her to be set up to fail, and I think that's what's happening if they pursue it further this year. 'I don't think she can [make the transition] in the time. She's not going to have enough game time. It's just unfair on her, and it's unfair on the squad to throw her in there and expect her to be a world-beater that she is in sevens. It's too much pressure.' Yapp revealed on Thursday that the Levi sisters, Nasser, Kahli Henwood and Sariah Paki, had elected to take a break after the sevens season. Demi Hayes is also out after suffering another knee injury.
Sydney Morning Herald
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sevens won't go into 15 for try-machine Levi ahead of World Cup
Australian sevens star Maddi Levi will not play for the Wallaroos at the World Cup later this year after the prolific try-scorer withdrew from selection consideration. On the day she named sevens converts Charlotte Caslick and Tia Hinds to make their starting debuts against New Zealand on Saturday, Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp revealed Levi and other sevens stars, including Teagan Levi and Bella Nasser, had made themselves unavailable for the national 15-a-side team. Earlier in the year, nine sevens players elected to have a crack at making the Wallaroos' squad for August's World Cup, which entailed juggling a few games in Super Rugby Women with duties on the World Sevens Series. Caslick, Hinds and Bienne Terita then chose not to return to the sevens circuit to keep pushing for the World Cup. Maddi Levi didn't play for the Reds due to a hand injury, but given her standing as the world's best women's sevens player, the Wallaroos were still planning for her to be involved in Tests this month ahead of the World Cup. But Levi's manager, Mat Rogers, last month expressed reservation s about the switch, and suggested it would increase 'animosity' from the 15s players towards the sevens players. 'I just don't think it's an appropriate step to take now,' Rogers said on Stan Sport's Inside Line program. 'I'm speaking from Maddi's perspective purely out of care for her. I don't want her to be set up to fail, and I think that's what's happening if they pursue it further this year. 'I don't think she can [make the transition] in the time. She's not going to have enough game time. It's just unfair on her, and it's unfair on the squad to throw her in there and expect her to be a world-beater that she is in sevens. It's too much pressure.' Yapp revealed on Thursday that the Levi sisters, Nasser, Kahli Henwood and Sariah Paki, had elected to take a break after the sevens season. Demi Hayes is also out after suffering another knee injury.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
200 tries for rugby record-breaker Levi in Singapore
Fresh from one landmark weekend, Australia's very special rugby talent Maddison Levi has smashed another try-scoring record at the Singapore Sevens. The 22-year-old Queensland flyer, who had become the all-time leading try scorer for Australia in Hong Kong the week earlier, this time became the first Aussie to break the 200-try barrier in sevens on Saturday, helping her side power into the semi-finals. Levi swept over for two tries in the 43-5 win over Japan in the final pool match to reach the milestone, and she's the fastest player ever in sevens history to get to the landmark in just 26 tournaments. Unstoppable 🥶Maddi Levi hits 200 #HSBCSVNS tries 🇦🇺#HSBCSVNSSGP — HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) April 5, 2025 After passing her distinguished Australian teammate Charlotte Caslick as the all-time Australian leading scorer last week, Levi's heroics now place her behind only New Zealanders Michaela Brake and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, and Ireland's Amee-Leigh Costigan in the international try-scoring list. "To be able to achieve this milestone is pretty special," said women's world sevens player of the year Levi, who also scored twice in the side's 31-0 opening win against Spain for a total of four scores on the day. "I say it all the time, but to be able to play with this amazing team, they make my job look easy and it's all their hard work that puts me into space." That 200th try feeling 🔥Maddi Levi puts her name firmly in the history books with her 200th try for the @Aussie7s 🇦🇺#HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSSGP — HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) April 5, 2025 That's certainly true of try No.200 which was just the easiest of run-ins down the right channel for Levi after slick build-up work from her teammates. "I love playing rugby and get so much joy out of it but to inspire the next generation and have people look up to me whether it's boys or girls, it's pretty awesome," said Levi. The two wins set up a semi-final with Canada on Sunday for a place in the final later in the day. It marked an auspicious start for captain Tia Hinds, who got the ball rolling by scoring the first try of the day against Spain, with Levi's double and scores from Kiiahla Duff and Ruby Nicholas following. That five-try romp was followed by an even more impressive seven-try demolition of Japan, with Bienne Terita and Mackenzie Davis both joining Levi in scoring doubles, while Nicholas grabbed the other. But in the race for the world series league honours, there was nothing the Aussies could do to stop their great rivals New Zealand sealing the title after winning their two group matches to make the other semi against France. In the men's competition, there was only disappointment for the Australians, who couldn't back up their third-place finish in Hong Kong, and missed out on the semis after losing comprehensively 28-5 to Uruguay and 28-7 to Spain. Matt Gonzalez, against the Uruguayans, and co-captain Henry Paterson, versus the Spanish, were their only two try scorers as they conceded eight in total. Meanwhile, Argentina wrapped up the men's league crown as they eased into the semis.
Reuters
22-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
New Zealand's Brake claims Sevens try-scoring record in Vancouver
Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Michaela Brake scored her 257th Sevens World Series try in a 58-7 win over Ireland in Vancouver on Friday to break former teammate Portia Woodman-Wickliffe's all-time record for the elite circuit. Brake claimed the record with the third of five tries she scored in her 225th match and paid tribute to Woodman-Wickliffe while suggesting she might not keep it for long, given the rate at which Australian flyer Maddi Levi was scoring. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report this ad "You've got to give full credit to Portia, she's been the top try-scorer for her whole career and she set those standards, she put women's Sevens on the map," the 29-year-old said of her fellow Black Fern, who retired at the end of last season. "It's an honour to be up there amongst her, so I'm going to hold on to it for as long as I can – until Maddi Levi surpasses me." Levi, who is missing the Vancouver tournament because of a hand injury, scored a record 69 tries last season and now has 182 from 124 matches.
