FORMER Orange resident Tahnee Norris will feature in the Australian Rugby League’s Festival of World Cups.

Norris will captain the Australian team for the Women’s World Cup which will be played on the Sunshine Coast in November.

At the same time the world cup for Police will also be held at the Sunshine Coast.

A representative netballer, Norris’ move to league coincided with her move to Sydney, after having dabbled in the game as a youngster.

“I grew up with two brothers, in the backyard kicking the footy around, in Orange,” she said.

“I was playing netball, then moved to league when I knew there was a competition - I moved to Sydney and found out the South Sydney Rabbitohs had a women’s team.”

From there, next stop was state honours, which is where things go a little awry - in Norris’ wardrobe, you’ll find blue and maroon.

She has represented both states, and said pinning down her loyalties could be difficult.

“It’s a hard one - I still wear blue undies in games, put it that way,” Norris said.

“I play for the team whose jersey I’m wearing, it’s all about the girls.

“We don’t have the funding to fly me back down (from the Gold Coast) to play for NSW - I live up here now, so I play for Queensland.”

The Kiwi girls bumped Australia out of the last world cup in the semi-finals, a situation that will not repeat in November, with the sides in opposite halves of the draw, setting up a potential trans-Tasman decider.

“We’ve always done well, but there’s been a lot of changes, a lot of new young kids coming through,” Norris said.

“But there are still enough of us old guys hanging around to show the kids where to go.”

The Women’s World Cup will be played at Stockland Park from November 4.