FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Rugby - Women's Quarterfinals Australia v Spain - Deodoro Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 07/08/2016. Charlotte Caslick (AUS) of Australia runs in for a try. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Charlotte Caslick, one of the standout players in Australia's run to Olympic sevens gold in Rio four years ago, has sustained two fractures to her lower back playing rugby league for the Sydney Roosters.
The 25-year-old back was freed up to play in the National Rugby League Women (NRLW) competition by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and helped the Roosters into the final before succumbing to the injury that will sideline her for a month.
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