World Footy News

Eight  teams are set to contest the 2014 International Cup women’s competition. The Australian Indigenous and Multicultural team that played in 2011 will not be renewed for the competition to be held in Melbourne in August.

New comers to the International Cup are Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga and a team formed by women across Europe to be known as the European Crusaders.

The competition will be launched at Federation Square in Melbourne on August 9th with the first matches on the August 12th and conclude with the Grand Final expected to be played on Friday 22nd August.

At previous International Cups there have been late withdrawals or additions to the attendees so keep an eye out for the final official list from the AFL in coming weeks.

The countries expected to be attending are as follows:- 

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