She represented Queensland in Junior Track and Field, Hockey, Cross Country and Touch Football but she has chiseled out a world-class reputation in 7s Rugby that will place her on the ultimate World stage on Saturday, as Australia play South Africa at midnight Brisbane time on Sunday night/Monday Morning, 29 July.
Charlotte Caslick, now 29 years old, has put together a stellar Rugby Sevens career. She was part of the Australian team that won Gold in the Rio Olympics in 2016, and she was named Australian Women’s Player of the Year in 2016 and again in 2019 with a third award in 2022.
Covid caused her to play Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters at five eigth and fullback in 2020, sustaining a spinal injury after two games. She recovered to play Rugby Sevens in the Tokyo Olympics where Australia were knocked out in the Quarter-Final by Fiji.
Toowong Harriers Athletics Club are certainly very proud of Charlotte, who broke records from the Under 8 Hurdles to the Under 14 100 metres to the 800 metres at 11 to 14 years old. She attended the sporting factory that is Brisbane State High School, where she sits on the illustrious Honours Board.
At the West Bulldogs, she also sits on the honour board in very illustrious company.
Two years ago, the Charlotte Caslick Cup began as a series of Women’s Rugby Sevens competitions across Queensland including the Bris Vegas 7s at her home club, Wests Bulldogs.
Pool B in Paris contains Ireland, Great Britain and South Africa, and Australia, considered very strong favourites to win. New Zealand are tournament favourites at this stage but Charlotte and her team will leaving nothing behind in aiming for gold.
After the South Africa game, the girls will have to back up at 3:30 a.m. Brisbane time against Great Britain then against Ireland at 10:30 p.m. Brisbane time on Monday.
If they can top Pool B, they should have an easy quarter-final at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning Brisbane time and then a semi-final at midnight Brisbane time going into Wednesday morning. The final is scheduled for 3:45 a.m. Brisbane time (Bronze medal match at 3:00 a.m. Brisbane time) on Wednesday.
