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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] |
