Stars of the Australia Women’s Sevens side have relished the chance to pick the brains of some of Chelsea Women’s side's finest.
Skipper Bella Nasser, Kaitlin Shave and Ruby Nicholas were able to share their expertise with Chelsea stars Veerle Buurman and Becky Spencer during their match against an A-League All Stars side in Sydney.
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Buurman and Spencer are amongst a plethora of internationals within the eight-time English champions, which includes Matildas star Ellie Carpenter.
The Sevens trio swapped jerseys with the star footballers, picking their brains for tips in their respective sports ahead of a massive two years for the Sevens program.
“It was such a great experience to be at Allianz Stadium tonight and get the chance to meet a couple of the Chelsea squad members,” Nasser said.
“They’re a part of such an iconic club with so much history, so it was great to chat and swap jerseys with them.
“As athletes, it’s always so awesome to connect and chat with other athletes from different sports and different parts of the world.”
The interaction comes ahead of a big period for the World Champion team, fresh off their success in Valladolid and Bordeaux.
Next year marks the Olympic qualification period for the Australian teams, with the top four teams locking up their spot at the LA Games.
Before that, all three players will compete in the inaugural Ultimate Sevens competition, kicking off next month.
The competition pits national teammates against each other, with Nasser the marquee player for Albion Athletic.
She is joined by Shave, with GB star Abbie Brown and Canada’s Carmen Izyk amongst their teammates.
Meanwhile, the newly re-signed Nicholas will suit up for Sol Feroz alongside Aussie teammate Bienne Terita and Brazilian superstar Thalia Costa.
Maddison Levi and Kahli Henwood have been named for Pacific Current, whilst Heidi Dennis and Mackenzie Davis form a trans-Tasman core along with Jazmin Felix-Hotham at Cian Taran.
Faith Nathan rounds out the Aussies as the marquee player for Atlantic Novas, with the competition kicking off in Madrid on September 5, before stops in Cardiff, Biarritz and London.
