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Jayme Fressard

Jayme Fressard

Australian rugby league footballer

Jayme Fressard (born 27 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Sydney Roosters Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos Women and Newcastle Knights Women in the NRL Women's Premiership, and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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Background

Fressard was born in Gosford and attended Gorokan High School, where she played rugby sevens.[1] In 2015, she represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia.[2]

Playing career

In 2016, Fressard played for the Berkeley Vale Panthers and was named 18th player for New South Wales.[3] In 2017, she was again named in the New South Wales squad but did not play.[4]

In 2018, Fressard joined CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[6] On 21 June 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In July 2018, she ruptured her ACL and MCL, ruling her out for the 2018 NRL Women's season.[8]

In 2019, she broke her ankle, which saw her miss the 2019 NRL Women's season.[9]

2020

In 2020, Fressard joined the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[10]

On 23 September, Fressard re-signed with the Broncos' NRLW team.[11] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[12] On 25 October, she started at centre in the Broncos 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[13]

2021

On 25 November, Fressard signed with the Newcastle Knights Women to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[14]

2022

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Fressard made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels Women.[15]

In June, she signed with the Sydney Roosters Women for the 2022 season.[16]

Achievements and accolades

Team

References

  1. [1]
    "Fairy tale end to NRLW debut for Jayme Fressard". Coast Community News. 9 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Aussie Development sides for Central Coast Sevens named". Western Sydney Sevens. 20 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "'The female Josh Dugan': There's more to Jayme Fressard than tattoos". NRL. 5 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "2017 Pathways Squad - Women". NSWRL. 3 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    "NSW Country name women's representative squad". NRL. 26 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Four more NRLW signings". Brisbane Broncos. 21 June 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Knee injury cuts short Fressard's Broncos dream". NRL. 7 July 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Broncos debutant Jayme Fressard opens up on the dark days of recovering from injury". The Courier Mail. 13 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Roosters launch Central Coast Roosters NSW Women's Premiership team". Sydney Roosters. 2 March 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Aussie Sevens Star Among Latest NRLW Signings". Brisbane Broncos. 23 September 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season". Brisbane Broncos. 29 September 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 20 October 2020.
  14. [14]
    "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  16. [16]
    "Roosters Unveil New and Returning Additions to 2022 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 23 June 2022.
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