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2020 Women's State Of Origin
The 2020 Women's State of Origin was the third official Women's State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland played at Sunshine Coast Stadium on 13 November 2020. The teams have played each other annually since 1999 with the 2020 game being the third played under the State of Origin banner. Queensland defeated New South Wales 24–18, winning their first State of Origin game and winning their first game since 2014. Queensland Tarryn Aiken was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match. Background The 2020 Women's State of Origin game was originally due to be played in June but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was moved to the post-season for the first time. The game was played in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Women's Rugby League Team
The Queensland women's rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the "Maroons", after the colour of their jersey, the team compete in the annual Women's State of Origin game against arch-rivals New South Wales. Coached by Tahnee Norris and captained by Ali Brigginshaw, the team is administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Until 2017, the team competed in the Women's Interstate Challenge before the game was rebranded as State of Origin in 2018. From 1999 to 2015, the Maroons went on an unprecedented 17-year undefeated streak. History In 1999, Queensland played New South Wales for the first time at Brisbane's ANZ Stadium, with the Maroons' winning 18–16. The win started an undefeated streak that would last for 17 years. The team were originally nicknamed the "Brolgas". In 2015, Queensland failed to defeat New South Wales for the first time, drawing with them 4–all at Townsville's 1300SMILES Stadium. In 2016, New S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botille Vette-Welsh
Botille Vette-Welsh (born 13 September 1996) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league player who plays as a for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRLW and Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women and Sydney Roosters Women and has represented Australia and New South Wales. Playing career Before switching to rugby league, Vette-Welsh played rugby sevens for Macquarie University. In 2017, Vette-Welsh represented the NSW City side while playing for Cronulla-Caringbah. 2018 In 2018, Vette-Welsh played for Cabramatta in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, Vette-Welsh made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting at fullback in their 10–4 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. 2019 On 15 February, Vette-Welsh started at for the Māori All Stars in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars. ... [...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] |
Chelsea Lenarduzzi
Chelsea Lenarduzzi (born 26 November 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. An Australian and Queensland representative, she has won three premierships with the Broncos. Background Born in Bowral, New South Wales and raised in Moss Vale, Lenarduzzi moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2015 to attend university, where she began playing rugby league for the Burleigh Bears. In 2015, 2016 and 2018, she won Australian national titles in shotput. Lenarduzzi's older brother, Rhys, is an Italian rugby league representative. Playing career In 2017, Lenarduzzi made her debut for Queensland in their 6–22 loss to New South Wales. In 2018, while playing for the Burleigh Bears, Lenarduzzi represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. On 21 June 2018, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Howard
Melanie Howard (born 10 May 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is a New South Wales and Prime Minister's XIII representative. Background Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Howard played her junior rugby for the Northern Lakes Warriors. Playing career In June 2018, Howard represented NSW Country at the inaugural Women's National Championships. On 31 July 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. On 26 June 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW team. On 25 October 2020, H ... [...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] |
Corban McGregor
Corban Baxter (''née'' McGregor; born 10 April 1994) is an Australian international rugby league footballer who plays as a , or for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She last played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and is an Australia and New South Wales representative. Background & Personal Life Baxter was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and has Māori ancestry. She moved to Australia with her family at the age of 3. Baxter has a son, who was born when she was aged 16, and has announced she is expecting another child in January 2023. Playing career In 2015, Baxter began playing rugby league for the Helensburgh Tigers. That year, she made her debut for New South Wales in a 4-all draw with Queensland. On 6 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Australia, starting at in a 16–26 loss to New Zealand. On 2 December 2017, Baxter started at in Australia's 23–16 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup Final win over New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanice Parker
Shanice Parker (born 16 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a er or , she has represented Australia in rugby union and New Zealand in rugby league. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRLW and North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Background Born in Yangebup, Western Australia, Parker grew up playing rugby league for the Willagee Bears. She stopped playing league when she was 12 and began playing rugby union when she was 15. Her mother, Danielle, represented Australia at the 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup. Playing career Rugby union In 2015, Parker represented Australia at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. In 2016, she was contracted to the Australian sevens team. In 2018, she moved to Sydney and joined the NSW Waratahs Super W team, winning Grand Finals with the team in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, she represented Australia. Ru ... [...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] |
Isabelle Kelly
Isabelle Maree Kelly (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian and New South Wales representative. Background Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Kelly played her junior rugby league for the Berkeley Vale Panthers. Her father, Ken, played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the 1980s, while her brother, Dylan, played for Manly's under-20 side. Playing career In 2015, Kelly made her debut for New South Wales, scoring their only try in a 4–all draw with Queensland. In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup winning side, scoring the first try in the final against New Zealand. In June 2018, Kelly was announced as one of fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team which will participate in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership in Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Brown (rugby)
Lauren Brown (born 18 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a Rugby league positions#Utility, utility for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. Before switching to rugby league, she played soccer for the Brisbane Roar W-League, Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets FC W-League, Newcastle Jets in the W-League (Australia), W-League and for Australia women's national rugby sevens team, Australia in rugby sevens. Background Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Brown played rugby league growing up before having to give up the sport when she was 12, taking up soccer, touch (sport), touch football and surf lifesaving. Playing career Soccer In 2011, Brown represented Australia women's national under-17 soccer team, Australia at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, scoring one goal. In 2012, she played for the Brisbane Roar W-League, Brisbane before moving to the Newcastle Jets FC W-League, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiana Penitani
Tiana Penitani (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australia and New South Wales representative. She previously represented Australia in rugby sevens. Background Born in Canberra, Penitani played junior rugby league for La Perouse United before switching to rugby union and Oztag. She is of Tongan descent. Playing career Rugby union In 2014, Penitani, along with Brooke Anderson, captained Australia to the Gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in China. This was the first time Rugby Sevens had been part of the Olympic programme since 1924. The tournament was Penitani's first in 14 months, following a serious knee injury sustained at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. At 17 years and 163 days old, she became Australia's youngest ever representative in either 15s or 7s at a World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
