Rugby Union: Georgia Moore takes on coaching role with Central North for state 7s championships

After getting her wish, now one of the rising stars of the women's game in the region, she is also helping foster the next generation.

At next weekend's NSWRU Youth 7s State Championships, the 18-year old will co-coach the Central North under-15s girls 7s side.

It will be a bit of a full circle moment, being only a couple of years ago that she was suiting up for them.

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Too old to lace up the boots this year, Moore said that she "wasn't ready to walk away" from the tournament she has played in for the last five years. She also "wanted to give back" and so put her hand up coach the 15s girls with Nick Rees.

They had their first training run last weekend and are set to train again this Sunday ahead of the November 20 and 21 championships at Forster-Tuncurry.

"It's a bit different, to go from being told what to do..." she said.

"But Reesy's amazing, it's great to have him beside me."

Starting out when she was seven with the Lions' juniors, where she was the only girl in the team until the under-12s, Moore has been a regular in the Central North red and white, and achieved Country representative honours on multiple occasions.

In the first year of a carpentry apprenticeship with Tamworth Regional Council, she is hoping to build a career in the sport.

"I want to play for the Queensland Reds or Waratahs and then hopefully work my way up to Wallaroos at some stage," Moore said.

That would be a dream come true, as pulling on the Quirindi jersey for the first time with the women's side three seasons ago was.

It was made all the more special by the fact that her mum Erin was managing the side and her dad was playing for the Lions' reserve grade.

"Dad had retired but they were struggling for a reserve grade team coach, so he was coach and player," she explained.

She went on to be named the Lioness' best and fairest and players' player.

Sadly Moore hasn't been able to play a season for the Lions since, suiting up for Tamworth in 2020, and then Pirates this season after Quirindi weren't able to get a side together.

Unfortunately injury limited her time on the field.

Playing for Central North at the state championships on the June long weekend, she copped "a pretty bad whack" in the first game and ended up fracturing her arm.

It ruled her out of footy for close to two months.

She was set to make her return at the gala day on August 14, but then COVID struck and the competition was suspended; delivering one final blow to what was a "pretty horrible" season.

She also missed out on playing for the NSW Country under-18s after the City v Country games were called off.

It wasn't all doom and gloom with the backrower named best forward at the Country Championships and the Kookaburras' most valuable player.

Asked what it is about rugby she loves so much, Moore spoke about the feeling of pulling on that jersey and "running out and representing the community".

"I just love the vibe it," she said, adding that the rugby community "is just like a big loving family."

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