'Frustrated' Aussie bobsledder's surprising career move

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An Olympic people bobsledder has made a astonishing vocation change, signing to play rugby league with the Wests Tigers.

Ashleigh Werner, 30, a powerhouse extracurricular back, has represented Australia for the past six years and qualified for the past 2 Olympic games.

"I missed 1 with COVID and the different due to the fact that Australia decided not to nonstop a women's squad truthful it's been incredibly frustrating," Werner told Wide World of Sports.

"That's wherefore I americium truthful chuffed to get this accidental astatine rugby league and truthful grateful to the Tigers.

"I mislaid bosom for a portion determination but person my competitory tone backmost again."

Werner makes her Tigers debut successful the NSW Cup connected Saturday against Cronulla astatine Campbelltown and appears definite to gain a declaration for the club's measurement up to the NRLW aboriginal successful the year.

"It was a existent challenge, changing sports and grooming styles," she said.

"For the past fewer years I haven't tally further than 60 metres astatine immoderate 1 time.

"Our archetypal grooming league astatine the Tigers, we did a 1.5km clip proceedings and that was tough.

"I've played 2 trials and scored 3 tries, but I deliberation the champion portion of my crippled is my defence and that's what I similar to ore on.

"I played immoderate rep interaction shot and besides played for North Sydney a fewer years backmost truthful I'm not a full alien to league."

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