Gaelic girls could swing it for Aussies
Puzzling, right? Yet her situation is no way unique. Six of the squad that will play the first test against Ireland at Breffni Park this afternoon (TG4, 4pm) are here because of their prowess at the “Gah” and not the “footy”.
Joanne Butland spent four years between the posts for the “Matildas”, the Australian national women’s soccer side. Her Victoria colleague, Kathy Zacharopoulos, ran out for the girls’ youth side.