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Rangers learn the ropes on world stage

By JARROD POTTER

IN a straight swap – green-and-gold for green-and-gold – a quartet of Dandenong Rangers will don the Australian colours in this year’s World University Games.
The final group of 12 Uniroos players includes four members of the Dandenong Rangers 2015/16 WNBL roster, with Endeavour Hills-based point guard Aimie Clydesdale (Monash University) selected for the squad alongside her much taller team-mates Sara Blicavs (APM College), Alex Bunton (Canberra Institute of Technology) and Lauren Scherf (Victoria University) to head to Korea.
Dandenong Rangers WNBL coach Larissa Anderson said it was a great opportunity for the players to get additional international experience.
“I’m really proud of all four, it’s a fantastic opportunity,” Anderson said.
“I think it puts us good stead and gives us some great international experience and we’ve got some great youth coming through.”
Blicavs recently toured Europe as part of the Jayco Australian Opals with coach Brendan Joyce.
Former Rangers Alice Kunek and Narre Warren’s Carley Mijovic round out the local additions to the Australian side.
The 2015 World University Games will run 3-14 July in South Korea and information about the event can be found at www.gwangju2015.com

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