Tia Hinds (born 5 November 2002) is an Australian

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player and two-time Olympian.

Rugby career

Hinds was named in the Australia squad for the

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. The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals. Hinds won a gold medal with the

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team at the

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. She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in

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, South Africa in September 2022.

2024 Summer Olympics

In 2024, Hinds was named in Australia's sevens side for the sevens tournament at the

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. With 22 points from 11 conversions from 19 attempts, Hinds was Australia's second highest points scorer at the tourmament.A missed conversion in the bronze medal match allowed the USA to win the match when they scored a last-minute converted try.

References

2002 births Living people Australian female rugby union players Australian female rugby sevens players Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian women Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Rugby union players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics