This Sporting Wife

Shannon and Fiona headed out to the Narrabeen headquarters of the Australian Rugby Sevens program to chat with gold medallists Shannon Parry and Alicia Quirk with head coach Tim Walsh. They found out about the values that have driven the team to success over the past three years, what they got up to in Rio and who’s the brains trust of the team. Shannon and Alicia told of how they first got into rugby and what it was like heading into that gold medal match and in the aftermath. Plus, they all try to figure out what the keys to Brisbane city will open for Shannon. Shannon Parry is the co-captain of the women’s sevens side. She has played for Australia in 15s and Sevens and was a member of the Wallaroos 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup sides - captaining the side in 2014. She was named in World Rugby’s team of the season following the 2015-16 series. Alicia Quirk was a touch football Australian representative before being recruited to the rugby sevens program. She played every minute at the Rio Olympics an