Sarah Field (born 23 February 1999) is an Australian rugby league player who plays as a

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. Field has represented the Indigenous All Stars in two annual All Stars matches in

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and

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. In 2020, Field played for the

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in the

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. From 2021, Field has played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the

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. Field was born in

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. However, she came to notice while living in

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on Queensland's

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when she commenced playing for the Emu Park Emus in the

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and

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rugby league competitions. Field received the Women's Player of the Year Award at the annual Rockhampton rugby league presentation dinner in 2016. She was named

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of the Gladstone District Rugby League Competition in 2016 and 2017, and was part of the winning Emus team in the 2017 grand final against the Tannum Seagals at Marley Brown Oval. In 2018, Field represented the First Nation Gems in the 2018 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League, kicking three

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in their 18-0 win against the New Zealand Māori Ferns at

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. Later that same year, Field was named Player of the Carnival following Emu Park's 18-8 win against the Flora Sandilands Memorial team in the four-day

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. Field was also named Player of the Carnival after a 13-6 win in a grand final against Rockhampton Brothers at

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in the Rockhampton nines competition in 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Sarah 1999 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales People from the Hunter Region

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