Holli Wheeler (born 28 January 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 28 January 1990 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is an Australian and New South Wales representative.
Background
editBorn in Taree, New South Wales, Wheeler began playing rugby league for the Old Bar Pirates.[2]
Playing career
edit2018
editIn June, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[3] On 22 June, Wheeler made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales in their 16–10 win over Queensland.[4]
On 27 June, Wheeler joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[5] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[6] On 3 October, she was named the inaugural Dragons' Women's Player of the Year.[7]
On 6 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in a 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[8] A week later, she made her Test debut for Australia in their 26–24 win over New Zealand.[9]
2019
editIn May, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[10] On 21 June, she came off the bench in New South Wales' 14–4 win over Queensland.[11]
On 6 October, she started at lock in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[12] On 25 October, she came off the bench in Australia's 28–8 win over New Zealand at WIN Stadium.[13]
2020
editIn February, Wheeler tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the NRL Nines, ruling her out for the season.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Holli Wheeler – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Mick (28 August 2017). "League tag success for Old Bar Pirates". Manning River Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (29 May 2018). "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League: Newcastle, NSW Country representative Holli Wheeler on verge of Origin debut and NRL Women's Premiership contract". Newcastle Herald. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Dragons sign two more for NRL Women's Premiership". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Sims, Wheeler win Dragons' Players of the Year". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (6 October 2018). "Tungai stars for Australian women's side". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (12 October 2018). "Where Kiwi Ferns v Jillaroos will be won and lost". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (22 May 2019). "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "New South Wales Women's State of Origin team named". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Grand final v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Dragons dozen named for Australia". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (15 February 2020). "Wheeler faces lost season after cruel Nines injury". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.