"TRULY ecstatic" - they are words you probably would not expect to hear as Matt Tink endures the most challenging period of his tenure as Central West Rugby Union chief executive officer.
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But that is how Tink feels when he thinks about the growth of women's rugby within the Central West.
While Tink is currently working through the issues created by the suspension of CWRU due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is still the distinct possibility that season 2020 could see three different women's premierships contested.
Set to involve 18 different clubs, it would be a milestone moment for the competition which first featured a women's premiership in 2000.
"I was truly ecstatic with it," Tink said.
"Basically what we were going to have was Blowes Cup clubs play amongst themselves, New Holland clubs were going to play amongst themselves with Wellington taking the Bathurst slot. I got very creative with the draw and everyone seemed happy with it, so that was good.
"The Wello girls always played at home with their men, so it worked out quite well, it's just a shame I didn't get to roll it out.
"Then the Southern comp, five of the clubs down there were going to have ladies sides, so it's just gone gangbusters."
With July being the target for the season to start, last week Tink held discussions with clubs from across all CWRU competitions to try and come up with the best formula.
Just how much rugby - if any - will be played in 2020 remains to be seen, but he knows the interest from women remains.
In fact Tink sees it as an inspiration just how many females are embracing rugby union.
"It's the old, you build it they will come I guess," he said.
"One of the wonderful things about ladies rugby is that you see the girls show up and some of them are in their netball gear or their hockey gear - they are women that just want to play everything.
"That's really inspiring to me, I just love that, women who just want to play sport and that's tremendous, they are committed.
"There's no doubt league tag is a good product, but a lot of our girls, they just want to tackle."
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The CWRU competition has featured some star players - Bathurst Bulldogs boast Australian women's sevens representative Jakiya Whitfeld.
Orange Emus duo Jacky Lyden and Emily McDonald, Narromine's Rebecca Smyth, West Wyalong's Krystle Fyfe and Forbes' Lilli Mason-Spice have all spent time with Super W clubs.
Another feature of the women's teams is they way they have added the club culture.
"You talk to the girls that play and they love the social aspect," Tink said.
"Like a lot of rugby clubs there are still a few old blokes that are like 'Well I don't know about this', but you talk to the girls and they love it. A lot of them train with the men.
"The clubs see the value of having a women's side."
