Rugby union has taken Glen Ella all over the world but in the coming weeks the former Wallaby will get to parts of his own state he's never seen before.
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Ella will be part of Rugby Australia's #dreamBigTime program from next week, a talent ID tour designed to unearth Indigenous talent around the country and find a future Australian Sevens Olympic star.
The tour will start in Bathurst on Monday and will also stop at Orange, Dubbo, Walgett, Brewarrina and Wilcannia before before going through South Australia and the Northern Territory and finishing at Alice Springs.
"That's where a high population of Aboriginal people are and I haven't been to a lot of those towns like Brewarrina and Bourke," Ella said.
"I'm so excited to go out and meet the mob and chat to them but also we're certainly looking for those good players to give them a chance."
The tour through NSW, South Australia and Northern Territory is one of three planned by Rugby Australia in order to reach all corners of the country.
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Following the three road trips the top 130 players will be flown to Sydney for a four-day camp in July where their skills will be put to the test in front of a panel of national coaches.
Two squads of 20 will then be chosen to represent two First Nations Sevens sides which will compete in five domestic and two international tournaments.
"We've got the chance to promote union to Aboriginal and remote communities and who knows what type of talent we'll find," Ella said.
"You look at the AFL and NRL and they've got a large percentage of Aboriginal players and there's not enough in union.
"Aboriginal people play that quite exciting style and rugby is a global game and Olympic game with the sevens."
The long-term goal of the project is to have at least two players join the Australian Sevens squads for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Rugby Australia's High-Performance team is expecting to engage more than 500 players aged 14-25 on the first trip.
"We've got to give kids a chance and this just can't be a one-off. It's got to be repetitive," Ella said of the tour.
The Bathurst camp runs 11am to 2pm.