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 | 24 March 1984 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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Source: [1] As of 11 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editO'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.
References
edit- ^ "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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