Tackle training and too many urinals: New Zealand women face challenges as they flock to rugby
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female players
It is a fairly common situation for any child. One parent says yes and the other says no. The request: could Brooke Harley, a 12-year-old girl from New Zealand, switch from tag rugby to tackle?
“I just love tackle and letting all my anger out,” said Brooke, from the sidelines of a recent game at west Auckland’s Suburbs rugby football club where she is a member. The interest in tackling came after came alive when Brooke watched the Black Ferns win the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup on home turf, whipping the nation into football fever with female athletes at the centre.
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