Central West Rugby Union chief Matt Tink is optimistic the new women's sevens competition will be a huge part of reaching an improved and sustainable 15-a-side competition in the "next few years".
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The competition kicks off on Friday with 10 teams across two conferences of five playing acrss four weeks, with finals on December 1.
Tink said the timing was planned for when there was a down time for most women's sport to give them as good a chance at attracting as many players as possible.
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"We had a look at women's sport across the zone, where we thought there was stuff on and saw nothing really on Friday nights," he said.
While he admitted chasing teams in the off-season for a new competition was often like herding cats and he expected "hiccups along the way", he said the clubs were all jumping onboard, with the social aspect a big drawcard.
Each Friday night will have a carnival-like atmosphere with each team playing two games, with three sides watching on, giving them the chance to mingle and meet each other, which Tink said was one of the strong points of the women's competition.
"In the Westfund Ferguson Cup the girls did really well catching up after the game, taking photos, they were better than the men ... that's something we want to build on," Tink said.
"Some teams might need to borrow players ... but at the end of the day people will play sport when they feel comfortable and accepted.
"A lot of our rugby girls are bring along players from touch football, from league tag, from all these other sports and that's great."
The teams taking part in the southern conference are Orange Emus, Orange City, Bathurst Bulldogs, Cowra and Canowindra, while sides from Narromine, Dubbo Rhinos, Dubbo Roos, Mudgee and Coolah make up the northern conference.
It runs from 5.30pm every Friday night through November, each club rotating hosting duties during the month.