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Ep.58 - Sliding into Club DMs with Arabella McKenzie

Season 2, Ep. 16

Star Wallaroos flyhalf Arabella McKenzie joins Brett McKay and Harry Jones from London, where she is currently killing it in the Women’s Premier 15s competition for Harlequins in what she says is the best competition in the world. She reveals the unorthodox way she secured her Quins deal, why Sevens rugby isn’t for her, and which current Waratahs prop she used to swat aside in junior footy.

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