More young but not that young action

Under 23s has wrapped up in Florence, Italy. It was a very successful tournament for the women's team, the Stingrays, who won the whole thing and are now Under 23 World Champions. Grouse! Apparently they bested Japan in the final in a game that went down to 15-all, universe point. Canberra's very own Misch Phillips pulled down the final goal to give the Australians victory. Nice work ladies.

The lads had a disappointing loss in their quarter final but showed their class to win all their remaining games and come in fifth. It's tough to keep fighting in the 5-8 bracket and it's a credit to the team that they stayed focused and won their games, including a win over Great Britain that would have been pretty sweet. All the twitter updates indicate that Andrew "AJ" Jackson was a real weapon for the Goannas on offense which, given his performance on Canberran teams, is no suprise.

So there you have it. The Stingrays are Under 23 World Champions.

Stay tuned for the next exciting installment of international ultimate. In a week or so the Under 19s World Championships start in Heilbronn, Germany. The ACT is represented in the Open Division by Ben Matthews-Hunter, of the local Matthews-Hunter frisbee dynasty. It's really exciting to have an up-and-coming defensive handler in the squad and we're all keen to see how the Aussie teams go. Hopefully I'll be a bit more organised about getting updates out too. Except if you've read this blog in any detail you'll know that such promises are usually followed by months of silence. At least this time I'm being honest with you. When I talk about long silences. Anyway, I'll try.