Lavinia Gould (born 15 March 1983) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. A in rugby league and a flyhalf in rugby union, she is a former

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and New Zealand sevens representative and previously played for the

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in the

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Playing career

Rugby union

Born in Whakatane, Gould played provincial rugby union for

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and

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. In 2000, at 17-years old, she was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the

2000 Hong Kong Sevens The 2000 Hong Kong Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the inaugural World Sevens Series, the 1999–2000 season. It was the eighth leg of the series, held on 24–26 March 2000, at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kon ...

. On 9 November 2013, she was suspended for two years by the IRB following a positive drug test after the

2012 Dubai Women's Sevens The 2012 Dubai Women's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held between 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and the first stop on the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens Wor ...

. Gould tested positive for

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(MHA), which was found in a dietary supplement she used during the tournament. In May 2015, she returned from her ban and represented the New Zealand sevens team at the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. In 2018, Gould joined the

in the

competition. On 20 April 2018, she was named Player of the Final in the Reds' 13–16 loss to the New South Wales Waratahs.

Rugby league

On 10 August 2018, Gould signed with the

team. On 3 September 2018, she played her first game of rugby league in the Broncos' pre-season trial win over

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. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos' in their 30–4 win over the

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. On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench and scored a try in the Broncos' 34–12

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win over the

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. On 12 October 2018, she was named in the

squad for their Test match against Australian Jillaroos but did not play. In 2019, she joined the

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in the QRL Women's Premiership. In June 2019, she was 19th player for the

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team. On 6 October 2019, she started at hooker and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6

win over the Dragons. On 11 October 2019, she was named in New Zealand's Test team but later withdrew due to personal reasons. In 2020, Gould played the first two games of the

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for the Broncos. She suffered a leg injury in their Round 2 win over the

, forcing her to miss the rest of the season and, subsequently, the club's Grand Final win over the Roosters.

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gould, Lavinia 1983 births Living people Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players New Zealand female rugby league players New Zealand female rugby sevens players New Zealand female rugby union players New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players New Zealand international rugby union players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Whakatāne Rugby union players from Whakatāne