Trailfinders Women Press Conference Notes

Barney Maddison spoke to Press ahead of Round 16 of The PWR

When asked about Trailfinders’ squad depth, Maddison said “We want training to be competitive, we feel as though this makes the players better. That competitiveness has driven our standards this season across training and games this season. We’ve got a very competitive squad but we want it to be competitive.”

Talking about having the Black Ferns in this season as part of the squad , Maddison said “They’re unbelievable. They’re very professional and love doing their extras – they’re the first one’s out on pitch and the last one’s off it. They’ve made such a good impact here.”

When asked about how entertaining this PWR season has been, Maddison said “I’ve been involved at Trailfinders since the start and you can see that the difference in the quality from then to now is completely different. We’ve had an influx of top quality internationals, mixed in with some top established home-grown talent. The more quality we have across the league the better it will be for everyone involved.”

When asked about the upcoming challenge of Loughborough Lightning, Maddison said “They’re probably one of the form teams at the minute and are playing really good rugby and are coached really well by Nathan (Smith) and Scaz (Emily Scarratt). Their attack has been outstanding, it’s going to be a tough game and a real battle but it’s a battle that we’re looking forward to.”

Trailfinders Women take on Loughborough Lightning at Trailfinders Sports Club this Sunday 29th March (12:15 Kick-Off).