Holli Wheeler

Holli Wheeler (born 28 January 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Holli Wheeler
Personal information
Born (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990
Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– St George Illawarra 7 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
2018 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
As of 29 November 2020
Source: RLP

She is an Australian and New South Wales representative.

Background

Born in Taree, New South Wales, Wheeler began playing rugby league for the Old Bar Pirates.[1]

Playing career

2018

In June, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[2] On 22 June, Wheeler made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales in their 16–10 win over Queensland.[3]

On 27 June, Wheeler joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] 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.[5] On 3 October, she was named the inaugural Dragons' Women's Player of the Year.[6]

On 6 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in a 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[7] A week later, she made her Test debut for Australia in their 26–24 win over New Zealand.[8]

2019

In May, Wheeler represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[9] On 21 June, she came off the bench in New South Wales' 14–4 win over Queensland.[10]

On 6 October, she started at lock in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[11] On 25 October, she came off the bench in Australia's 28–8 win over New Zealand at WIN Stadium.[12]

2020

In February, Wheeler tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the NRL Nines, ruling her out for the season.[13]

References
  1. "Pirates win league tag premiership". Manning River Times. 28 August 2017.
  2. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  3. "Blues debutante Holli Wheeler riding career high". Newcastle Herald. 21 June 2018.
  4. "Dragons sign two more for NRL Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 June 2018.
  5. "Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)". St George Illawarra Dragons. 9 September 2018.
  6. "Sims, Wheeler win Dragons' Players of the Year". St George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2018.
  7. "Tungai stars for Australian women's side". NRL. 6 October 2018.
  8. "Where Kiwi Ferns v Jillaroos will be won and lost". NRL. 12 October 2018.
  9. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  10. "New South Wales Women's State of Origin team named". St George Illawarra. 8 June 2019.
  11. "Grand Final NRLW late mail". St George Illawarra Dragons. 6 October 2019.
  12. "Dragons dozen named for Australia". St George Illawarra Dragons. 7 October 2019.
  13. "Wheeler faces lost season after cruel Nines injury". NRL. 15 February 2020.
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