Georgia_Cormick
Georgia Cormick
Rugby player
Georgia Cormick (born 12 October 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. She made her Wallaroos test debut in 2019. She plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition and will play for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
| Date of birth | (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cormick was born in Dunedin and moved to Melbourne with her parents as a baby.[1][2] She began her rugby career when she was eight and played until she was 12, she was forced to stop playing because her local league didn’t have a competition for girls.[1][2]
Cormick was impressive during the inaugural Super W season in 2018 and claimed the Rebels’ Women’s Best Back award.[2][3] She was completing her master's degree in osteopathy and training for rugby simultaneously.[4]
In 2019, She made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Japan.[1] Later that year she was set to make her starting debut against the Black Ferns in the first test of a double header with the Wallabies and All Blacks.[5][6]
Cormick made her Super Rugby Aupiki debut for Matatū in the 2023 season.[7] She also made her debut for Otago in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2022.[3]
- Payten, Iain (5 August 2019). "She's golden: why new Wallaroo Georgia Cormick has changed the family colours". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Super W player profile Georgia Cormick". melbournerebels.rugby. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- Cheshire, Jeff (23 July 2022). "Cormick to keep the gold, but swap blue for green". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Women in Union: Georgia Cormick". Melbourne Rugby. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- Woods, Melissa (7 August 2019). "Kiwi-born Wallaroo Georgia Cormick out to beat home nation". Stuff. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- Woods, Melissa (7 August 2019). "Wallaroos looking to cause big rugby upset". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Georgia Cormick Locked in for 2023". Matatū. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.