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2018 Women's State Of Origin
The 2018 Women's State of Origin was the first State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland women's teams played at North Sydney Oval on 22 June 2018. The game was the first played under the State of Origin banner. Prior to 2018, the teams played each other annually in the Women's Interstate Challenge before being rebranded as State of Origin. New South Wales defeated Queensland 16–10 to record their third straight win over the Maroons. New South Wales Isabelle Kelly was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match. Background On 6 December 2017, the National Rugby League announced that the Women's Interstate Challenge, which ran from 1999 to 2017, would be rebranded as the Women's State of Origin. The game which, was previously played as a curtain-raiser, would now be a standalone fixture broadcast on the Nine Network and Fox Sports. Teams Match summary References {{DEFAULTSORT:Women's State of Origin,2018 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Women's Rugby League Team
The New South Wales Women's rugby league team represents the Australian state of New South Wales in Women's rugby league football. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against the neighboring team, the Queensland Women's rugby league team. History The first state of Origin match began in 1999. Since that time, a 17-year reign had been completed by the Queensland side. New South Wales won their first interstate challenge in 2016 after coming so close to winning in 2015, drawing with Queensland 4 all. New South Wales would then win back to back title winning in 2017. In 2018 New South Wales won the first ever Women's State of Origin match which was held at North Sydney Oval in mid-2018.NSW retained the shield with a win once again at North Sydney Oval in 2019. Players The next scheduled fixture for the New South Wales Women's Origin team is a match against Queensland on Friday, 24 June 2022. In late May 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Brown
Karina Brown (born 9 March 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. A or er, she is a Queensland and Australian representative, winning two World Cups in 2013 and 2017. Background Born in Warragul, Victoria, Brown moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland with her family at the age of two and attended Marymount College. Brown grew up playing rugby league but was forced to stop when she was 13 years old, as there were no longer any opportunities for her to play competitively. Playing career In 2010, she returned to rugby league, playing for the Runaway Bay Seagulls and making her debut for Queensland. In 2012, after a year off, Brown founded the Burleigh Bears women's team. She captained Burleigh for four years, leading them to two premiership victories in 2015 and 2016. In 2013, Brown made her first Test debut for the Australia, playing two g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Breayley
Brittany Breayley-Nati (''née'' Breayley; born 7 February 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership, and Ormeau Shearers in the SEQW Holcim cup. Primarily a , she is a Queensland and Australian representative and played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. Background Born in Mackay, Queensland, Breayley-Nati is of Māori descent and began playing rugby league for the Mackay Magpies in 2008. Playing career In 2014, while playing for the North Ipswich Tigers, Breayley-Nati made her representative debuts for Australia and Queensland. In 2017, she won the Queensland Women's Representative Player of the Year at the QRL Major Competition Awards. On 2 December 2017, she started at hooker in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final win over New Zealand. In June 2018, Breayley-Nati, along with Ali Brigginshaw, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Riley
Rebecca Jeanne Riley (April 11, 2002 – December 13, 2006) was a four-year-old girl from Massachusetts. In December 2006, Riley's parents gave Riley—who had been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder between two and three years old—a lethal dose of clonidine. Her death sparked significant controversy over diagnosis of psychiatric conditions and subsequent prescription of psychotropic medication in children. Background Rebecca Jeanne Riley was born on April 11, 2002, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Carolyn (née DiSalvo) and Michael Riley. Riley lived with two older siblings, Gerard and Kaitlynne. She also had an older half-sister Ashley, who Carolyn had surrendered in an open adoption at two years old. Most of the Riley family had been diagnosed with mental illness. Michael, who had unmedicated bipolar disorder and "intermittent rage disorder", had reportedly been arrested for assault and battery in 1998. Carolyn took med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rona Peters
Rona Peters (born 21 May 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership and Runaway Bay Seagulls in the SEQW Premiership. A New Zealand and Queensland representative, Peters started her career as a half before moving into the forwards. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership, winning two Grand Finals with the club. Background Born in Auckland, Peters played her junior rugby league for the Papakura Sea Eagles. Her sisters, Hilda and Kahurangi, are also New Zealand Test representatives. Playing career In 2003, Peters began playing for the Manurewa Marlins senior team as a 15-year old and was selected in the Auckland representative team. Later that year, she represented New Zealand at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup. In 2013, she represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup, starting at in their 12–22 Final loss to Australia. On 9 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simaima Taufa
Simaima Taufa-Kautai (born 28 April 1994) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership and Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian and New South Wales representative. Background Taufa was born in Tonga and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, before moving to Sydney with her family. She grew up playing rugby union, playing for the Western Sydney Two Blues in Sydney's Jack Scott Cup competition. Playing career In 2014, Taufa began playing rugby league for the Canley Heights Dragons. On 19 July 2014, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 10–26 loss to Queensland. On 9 November 2014, she made her Test debut for Australia in an 8–12 win over New Zealand. On 27 September 2017, Taufa won the Dally M Female Player of the Year medal at the Dally M awards. On 2 December 2017, Taufa started at in Australia's World Cup final win over New Zealand. On 17 June 2018, Taufa was announced as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Brigginshaw
Ali Brigginshaw (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is the captain of the Broncos, Australia and Queensland. Background Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Brigginshaw played her junior rugby league for the North Ipswich Tigers but was forced to give up the sport when she was 12. Playing career In 2009, Brigginshaw returned to rugby league, playing for the Souths Logan Magpies. That year, she made her representative debuts for Australia and Queensland. In 2013, Brigginshaw was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad, starting at in the final against New Zealand. In 2015, Brigginshaw broke her right fibula in three places. During her recovery she took up Muay Thai and boxing, becoming a national champion and the Australian Golden Gloves Novice A champion in the 69 kg category. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddie Studdon
Maddison Studdon (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian and New South Wales representative. Background Studdon began playing rugby league as a four-year old for Mascot Jets. She continued to play until she was too old and then switched to touch rugby. Playing career In 2010, she returned to rugby league, making her senior debut for the Helensburgh Tiger Lillies, playing for the club until 2014. In 2016, she began playing for Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks. In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup winning side. In 2018, she captained New South Wales in the inaugural Women's State of Origin, which New South Wales won 16–10. In June 2018, Studdon was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team. Later that year, she played for the Wests Tigers women's team i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahara Temara
Zahara Temara (born 4 July 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian and Queensland representative, who also played for the Queensland Reds in the Super W. Background Born in Rotorua, Temara emigrated to Australia with her family in 2007, where she played her junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Her younger sister, Chante, plays for the Brisbane Broncos NRLW team. She played her junior football with boys until she turned 12 and went on the play for Nerang Roosters girls team. They went on to make the final but were comprehensively beaten in the final by Tweed Heads Seagulls. Thereafter the Roosters went on to win back-to-back U15 and U16 titles against Logan Brothers. She attended Worongary Primary School and to Keebra Park State High School. Playing career Rugby league Zahara played for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavina O'Mealey
Lavina O'Mealey (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian international rugby league player who plays Glebe Dirty Reds in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Playing career O'Mealey began playing rugby league in 2009 for the Redfern All Blacks and in 2011 represented New South Wales. In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup winning side, coming off the interchange in the final against New Zealand. In 2018, she played for the NSW City at the National Women's Championships. In June 2018, O'Mealey was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, O'Mealey made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting at five-eighth in their 10–4 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. In 2021, she joined the Glebe Dirty Reds for their inaugural season in the NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhiannon Revell-Blair
Rhiannon is a major figure in the Mabinogi, the medieval Welsh story collection. She appears mainly in the First Branch of the Mabinogi, and again in the Third Branch. She is a strong-minded Otherworld woman, who chooses Pwyll, prince of Dyfed (west Wales), as her consort, in preference to another man to whom she has already been betrothed. She is intelligent, politically strategic, beautiful, and famed for her wealth and generosity. With Pwyll she has a son, the hero Pryderi, who later inherits the lordship of Dyfed. She endures tragedy when her newborn child is abducted, and she is accused of infanticide. As a widow she marries Manawydan of the British royal family, and has further adventures involving enchantments. Like some other figures of British/Welsh literary tradition, Rhiannon may be a reflection of an earlier Celtic deity. Her name appears to derive from the reconstructed Brittonic form *''Rīgantonā'', a derivative of *''rīgan-'' "queen". In the First Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakia Davis-Welsh
Nakia Davis-Welsh (born 22 May 1996) is an Australian rugby league player. Primarily a , she is an Australian international and New South Wales representative, and currently plays for Parramatta Eels in the NRLW. Background Born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Davis-Welsh is the daughter of former Balmain Tigers five-eighth Paul Davis and the cousin of Australian and Queensland representative Greg Inglis. She attended Hunter Sports High and only began playing organised rugby league in 2012. Playing career In 2013, Davis-Welsh, aged 16 at the time, represented the Indigenous All Stars in the annual women's All Stars match. In 2016, she made her debut for New South Wales in the annual Women's Interstate Challenge against Queensland. In 2017, she played at fullback in the Redfern All Blacks' NSW Women's Premiership Grand Final win over North Newcastle. She finished as the top try scorer in the competition. In October 2017, she was named in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
