by Victoria McColl
Seriously competing for a spot at the Rugby World Cup was not something that I had planned to do in the first few months of returning back to Singapore from Canada. Never would I have imagined myself training, playing and travelling with a team of highly dedicated, motivated, and fun-loving Singaporean women to compete at the highest level that Singapore Women's Rugby has ever been at - Division 1.
The experience of being in Kazakhstan with the team was phenomenal. When I was picked to go to Kazakhstan with the national team, I was excited and nervous at the same time. As a rookie on the team, I was excited to be a part of this team of amazing girls and also worried that I would not be able to play at the standard that some of my seniors were playing at. Training with the team in Singapore showed me how dedicated my teammates were to putting in the effort and work on and off the field to ensure that we would be at our best when we faced our competition in Kazakhstan. What inspired me most was the strong belief that our coach, Danny Tauroa, and seniors had for our team to make a big impact in Kazakhstan – to not come home empty handed. Eventually, my confidence in myself was built up because I knew that I had a team that supported me and that we were aiming towards the same goal.
