Ivania Wong (born 23 September 1997) is an Australian
rugby union player. She plays
Wing for the
Wallaroos internationally and for the in the
Super W competition. She competed for Australia at the delayed
2021 Rugby World Cup
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, ...
.
Rugby career
2022
Wong started in her international debut for
Australia
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against
Fiji
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on 6 May 2022 at the
Suncorp Stadium in
Brisbane. She also started against
Japan
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in her second test cap for the
Wallaroos on 10 May at the
Bond Sports Park
Bond Sports Park is a multi-purpose sporting facility on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The precinct includes a rugby union stadium which has hosted professional and international matches, including National Rugby Championship playoff ...
in the
Gold Coast.
Wong was named in the Australian squad for the
2022 Pacific Four Series
The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June. Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts ...
. She started against the
Black Ferns in the opening match of the
Pacific Four series on 6 June. She was later named in the
Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the
Black Ferns at the
Laurie O'Reilly Cup. She was selected in the team again for the delayed
2022 Rugby World Cup in
New Zealand.
2023
In the Wallaroos first game of the year, Wong scored the last try in her sides victory over Fiji on 20 May at the
Allianz Stadium. She was selected in the Wallaroos side for the
2023 Pacific Four Series
The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament that served as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV. The tournament was hosted by Spa ...
, and the
O'Reilly Cup.
References
External links
Wallaroos Profile
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1997 births
Living people
Australia women's international rugby union players
Australian female rugby union players
21st-century Australian women
People from East New Britain Province