In isolation with Michaela Leonard after Super W ends

She looks ahead and sees a daunting hill, perfect for interval training of course. But then she looks right, then left, and sees no one.

It's a lonely world that's far removed from doing shuttle runs with 30-odd Super W players at Brumbies Headquarters.

But it's not the isolation that's unsettling. It's the unknown future of where the women's game stands when the dust settles after the coronavirus crisis.

Leonard and the Brumbies had their title dreams shattered when Rugby Australia suspended the season before the play-offs had a chance to start.

The 25-year-old lock now has Test honours and a Tuggeranong Viqueens campaign to train for, but only if rugby gets the green light to return later this year.

"One of the hardest things at the moment is probably just the unknown of what we're actually working towards, when we're back, or how long this break is going to be," Leonard said.

"And even after all the restrictions are lifted, how long until competitions are back on their feet and running? It's the hardest part, just getting used to doing your training solo and not having a goal or target time.

"I'm fortunate to have been given conditioning programs to carry on with through the Wallaroos.

"We don't want to write anything off before its taken away officially. It's trying to stay on top of our fitness as much as we can and checking with the Wallaroos' medical staff three times a week, to make sure they know what's happening in our lives as well."

The Wallaroos and Wallabies are poised to play a double-header against New Zealand's national sides at Marvel Stadium in August.

The fate of these Tests is under a serious cloud, given uncertainty around how long the current social distancing restrictions and travel bans will hold.

But regardless of Test match uncertainty and the Super W season coming to a premature end, Leonard has still found motivation to stay fit and ready.

All she needs to do is cross her hallway and knock on her roommate Shellie Milward's door.

"I'm fortunate enough to live with one of the Wallaroos players, so we just go down to the oval and try to do our skills training with what we've got," Leonard said.

"We're trying to stay on top of our strength and fitness as much as we can. You don't want to drop off even though those time frames are unknown.

"We both have goals to get back to national team standards, as high as we can as soon as everything picks back up."

Leonard and Milward have scrambled together some equipment and set up a small gym at their home, complete with a bench, weights and dumbbells.

Milward is recovering from a shoulder injury which ruled her out of the Super W season, opening the door for Leonard and Jane Garraway to step into her shoes as co-captains.

The rookie skippers led the Brumbies to the Super W play-offs for the second-straight season, with their sights set on toppling Queensland for the first time in the grand final qualifier.

The season's suspension might have been a bitter pill to swallow, but Leonard says it's only strengthened their desire to reach next year's grand final.

"For it to be called off after four rounds is pretty upsetting and disheartening," Leonard said.

"But I think everyone is aware of what is happening with coronavirus at the moment, it's making sure everyone is staying safe and well.

"We know it's for the best but it's always disappointing when you train for something, particularly coming into the finals everyone had found their rhythm and there was better cohesion in the team.

" I think we were onto having good cohesion towards the end of the season in terms of looking really good, our attack was really working when we had it coming together.

"They're positives we're taking out of this season and hopefully not lose it over the break. We'll continue to develop and build for next year, where we can hopefully play all the way through to the grand final."

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Leonard has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than one, working as a casual physiotherapist in Canberra.

There's less clients due coronavirus concerns and financial uncertainty, but Leonard is just grateful to still be working.

"We're deemed essential so we've been fortunate enough to work and be in a job for the time being. I'm happy to try to do my part and put time into something that's useful during this," Leonard said.

"We're taking precautions to make sure there's even spacing, the number of clients and staff in the clinic at each time is lower.

"There's some circumstances where you need to work outside of those guidelines. We try to maintain those as much as we can by offering some of our services online which has been quite good, it's kicking off well.

"In the circumstances where one-on-one therapy is really needed, it's being diligent with hand hygiene and cleaning practices."