An elusive Olympic gold medal and a home World Cup are continuing to motivate the Levi sisters as they turn down the temptation of a cross-code move to remain in Rugby Union.
Maddison and Teagan Levi will stay in Australian Rugby until at least the Los Angeles Olympics after signing fresh extensions on Tuesday.
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The move comes after several reports linked them to a move to NRLW club Gold Coast Titans, where the powerhouse sisters are from.
However, the pain of Paris burns deeply after a fourth-place finish in 2024.
For the sisters, the chance for redemption was all they needed to stay.
"Paris left us all a bit rattled. We were in the best position to get that Olympic gold medal and just a few errors let us down," Maddison told reporters.
"....It's such a conflicting memory, but it's something that's going to drive us to be hungrier come LA.
"We have such a young group that has experienced a loss, and they say you can't win one without losing one; we've lost enough now to have a gold medal in LA."
The decision puts them in line for a tilt at the 15-a-side game, with Teagan experiencing a taste during last year's Super Rugby W season with the Queensland Reds.
"To be a dual athlete would be such a surreal experience. It's definitely not off the cards," Teagan said.
"I went and played at the Reds for a little bit, and that was a great experience in itself. The timing didn't really work out with the seasons, but that door's definitely not shut either.
"It's good to work with Rugby Australia alongside 7s and 15s, they're working really well together at the moment so hopefully that keeps happening."
This could see them turn out for the 2029 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the first to be held on home soil.
"I was fortunate enough to go to the Men's World Cup over in Paris [in 2023], and the Women's World Cup in England [in 2025] and it just skyrocketed women's sport," Maddison added.
"It was awesome to see how they did it, so for us to be able to cross over to 15s and hopefully get selected, but to play at home week in week out, and help grow the sport, and help grow rugby within Australia, is something that is a massive drawcard for us."
