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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] |
New South Wales Women's Rugby League
The New South Wales Women's Rugby League is the governing body of female rugby league in New South Wales. It is a member of the Australian Women's Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League. The organisation is responsible for administering the New South Wales Women's rugby league team, Women's City vs Country Origin, Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League and Country Rugby League Women's RL competitions. Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Clubs Illawarra Women's Rugby League Clubs *Berkeley *Corrimal * Helensburgh Tiger Lillies *Windang Juniors North West NSW Women's Rugby League Clubs *Armidale Rams *Bendemeer *Gunnedah Panthers *Enverell Sapphires *Moree Boomerangs *Tamworth Penrith Girls Competitions Rugby League Clubs Games played in 9-a-side format with 20 minute halves Two age groups: 1) U13 - 15 2) U16 - 18 *Doonside *Glenmore Park *Lower Mountains *Minchinbury *PCYC *Quakers Hill *St Clair *Western City Tigers Parramatta Girls Competitions Rugby League ... [...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] |
Sarah Togatuki
Sarah Togatuki (born 14 October 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and for the St Marys Saints in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She is a Samoan and New South Wales representative. Background Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Togatuki began playing rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies. Playing career In 2018, Togatuki joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench in the Roosters Grand Final 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 City at the Women's National Championships. On 22 June 2019, she started on the for Samoa in their 8–46 loss to New Zealand. In July 2019, she joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy Dodd
Quincy Dodd (born 13 April 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. A or , she is a New South Wales representative. Background Dodd was born in Kogarah, New South Wales and is a Cronulla-Caringbah junior. Playing career In 2017 and 2018, Dodd played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tarsha Gale Cup side, who were coached by her father, Colin. In May 2018, Dodd represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. In June 2018, she was 18th player for New South Wales. In September 2018, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership squad but did not play a game. On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea. 2019 On 15 February, Dodd started at for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Maori All Stars. In June, she represented NSW City at the Women's Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Southwell
Hannah Southwell (born 4 March 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently co-captains the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian and New South Wales representative. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRLW and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Before switching to rugby league, she played soccer for the Newcastle Jets in the W-League and for the Australia rugby sevens team. Background Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Southwell played junior rugby league for the Kotara Bears. At age 13, she gave up rugby league as she wasn't allowed to play anymore due to her age. She is the older sister of Knights teammate Jesse Southwell. Soccer Club Southwell signed with Newcastle Jets in 2014. On 20 September 2014, she made her debut in a match against Perth Glory, becoming the league's youngest goalkeeper at the age of 15. She made six appearances for the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaylee Bent
Shaylee Bent (born 13 September 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership. She is a New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Australian 9s representative. Background Born in Penrith, New South Wales, Bent is of Indigenous Australian and Greek descent. At age 15, Bent began playing rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies. Playing career 2017 In 2017, she played for the Parramatta Eels Women in the Tarsha Gale Cup. In 2018, she moved to the Wests Tigers Tarsha Gale Cup side. After the Tarsha Gale Cup season, Bent joined Mounties in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Where she started as centre in the Grand Final victory over South Sydney 12–10. 2019 In 2019, Bent re-joined Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, starting at in their Grand Final loss to CRL Newcastle. In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the NRL Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kezie Apps
Kezie Apps (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian international and New South Wales representative. Background Born in Bega, New South Wales, Apps played her junior rugby league for the Bega Roosters alongside current Cronulla Sutherland Sharks player Dale Finucane. At age 12, she was forced to stop playing due to age restrictions that were in place. Her older brother Deon, played two games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2011. Playing career In 2014, Apps returned to rugby league, joining the Helensburgh Tigers women's side. Later that year, she made her debut for New South Wales in the annual Women's Interstate Challenge against Queensland and Australia in their Four Nations curtain-raiser against New Zealand. At the end of the season, she was named the Illawarra Women's Player of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. The club has won six premierships, including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships, a Super League (Australia), Super League premiership and three NRL premierships. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges. The Broncos have achieved four minor premierships during its 35 years in multiple competitions. Prior to 2015, Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final, and since 1991, the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998, winning three premierships (second only to the Sydney Roosters' four). The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie Boyle
Millie Boyle (born 19 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently co-captains the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is . Boyle previously played rugby union as a flanker. She is a dual-code international, having played for both the Australian Jillaroos and Australian Wallaroos. She won two premierships with the Brisbane Broncos in the NRLW. Background Born in Cobargo, New South Wales, Boyle's father, David, and her uncle, Jason Croker, were professional rugby league players for the Canberra Raiders. Her brother, Morgan, and her cousin, Lachlan Croker, play for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Until the age of 12, she played rugby league with boys. Playing career Rugby union When Boyle was at school, she began playing rugby union. In high school, she played for the Brumbies schoolgirls team. When Bond University Rugby Club offered her a playing position in the University rugby sevens league, she moved from her n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeley Davis (rugby League)
Keeley Davis (born 5 July 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Illawarra Steelers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She primarily plays as a and has represented NSW and Australia. Davis is a World Cup winner, playing in last year's rescheduled World Cup in the UK. Background Davis was born in Wollongong and played her junior rugby league for the Corrimal Cougars before joining the Illawarra Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup. Playing career 2018 In June, Davis represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. On 26 July, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership season. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons as an 18-year old in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. On 6 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea. On 13 October, she made her ... [...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] |
