Sisters have ball as footy star foes

YAGOONA’S McGregor family were in a dilemma about who to barrack for earlier this year as their daughters Racine, 25, and Page, 23, went head to head in the belated 20-21 NRLW Grand Final in April.
Racine was playing for the Sydney Roosters and Page was in her debut season for St George Illawarra Dragons after making the switch from the North Sydney Bears.
With Mum Glenys and former NZ footy player Dad Travis cheering on both daughters, the Roosters came from behind to topple the Dragons 16-4, gifting Racine her third premiership win.
She started with the Dragons before moving to the Broncos and picking up two premiership wins ahead of her move last season to the Roosters.
Little sis Page jokes she is determined not to let that happen again in 2022 with the season kicking off Thursday, August 18.
“We’ve always encouraged each other and used to run around the yard playing and giving each other grief when we were young,” she said.
A former Bass High student and Greenacre Tigers player, Page also played with Wests Tigers and in Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs’ Tarsha Gale U18s side before signing with the national Rugby Sevens in 2017 until 2020.
Admitting she was sorry she wasn’t among the gold-medal winners at Birmingham last week, Page said she was thrilled for them.
“I know most of the girls and feel just so incredibly proud of them,” she said.
Page is training hard for the start of NRLW season, with the landscaper travelling to Wollongong two nights a week to train and one night in Kogarah.
“It’s all worth it, I’m really looking forward to it,” she sad.
“For any girl or woman thinking of playing rugby league, I would say definitely give it a go.
“It’s not for everyone but it’s not just a men’s game either, you might just love it.”