Australia's young female talent continues to shine after the Australian Girls Schools sevens team won the World School Seven tournament played in New Zealand recently.
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Ulladulla's star rugby player Lily Murdoch was a member of the championship-winning team.
The Australian side defeated the Japanese team 21-12 in the final.
Led by NSW's Bienne Terita, who was named player of the tournament, the Aussie girls defeated Japan in the Cup final in Hamilton.
Keebra Park's Tiana Raftstrand-Smith and cross-code talent Jaime Chapman were also named in the team of the tournament after star efforts across the tournament.
"Being named in this team is right on par with me being named in the Australian sevens squad, as my career highlights," Lily said in a lead up to the tournament.
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The surge of talented teenage girls in Aussie sevens is immense, with rising stars Maddison Ashby, Sariah Paki, Georgia Hannaway, Jakiya Whitfeld and Hagiga Mosby already playing with the Australian team.
Getting a spot in such a tournament and winning it is one of the many great things Lily has achieved.
