Lavina_O'Mealey
Lavina O'Mealey
Australia international rugby league footballer
Lavina O'Mealey (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian international rugby league player who plays Glebe Dirty Reds in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 40) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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O'Mealey began playing rugby league in 2009 for the Redfern All Blacks and in 2011 represented New South Wales.[2]
In 2017, she was a member of the Jillaroos 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup winning side, coming off the interchange in the final against New Zealand.[3] In 2018, she played for the NSW City at the National Women's Championships.[4]
In June 2018, O'Mealey was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team.[5]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, O'Mealey made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting at five-eighth in their 10–4 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6]
In 2021, she joined the Glebe Dirty Reds for their inaugural season in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
- "Official Holden Women's Premiership profile of Lavina O'Mealey for Sydney Roosters Women - Roosters". Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- "Jillaroo O'Mealey improving kids' lives off the field". 12 December 2017.
- Parkinson, Andrew (8 August 2017). "Jillaroos Ruan Sims, Maddie Studdon and Kezie Apps mark 100 days until women's rugby league World Cup". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Five Rabbitohs women named for City Origin". 16 May 2018.
- "Roosters announce NRLW marquee signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Roosters v Warriors: NRLW Round 1 preview". 8 September 2018.
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