Nelson Bay 19-year-old Maya Stewart will continue her rise up the representative rugby union ranks next month when she travels to Fiji with the Australia A women's squad.
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Stewart was named on Monday in the national 28-player group, who will contest the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship from November 18 with Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, hosts Fiji and a New Zealand development side.
"Part of it is World Cup development [for 2021] and getting us more international experience," Stewart told the Newcastle Herald.
"It will be good learning from a few of the girls who have been there before."
Stewart described the last 12 months as the "never ending season" with this upcoming tour coming off her second crack at the Aon Uni7s, World Schools 7's in New Zealand, maiden Super W campaign with the NSW Waratahs and training as part of the extended Wallaroos squad.
"After missing out on Wallaroos [mid-year Tests] I wasn't really sure what was left this season so it's nice to know this development squad exists," Stewart said.