Julia Robinson (rugby league)
Julia Robinson (born 6 January 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | 6 January 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 November 2020 Source: RLP |
A centre or wing, she is an Australia and Queensland representative.
Background
Robinson was born in Ipswich, Queensland and played netball growing up.[1] Robinson attended Ferny Grove State High School graduating in 2015.
Playing career
2018
In 2018, Robinson began playing rugby league, representing the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[2] On 21 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[3]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Robinson made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[4] On 30 September, Robinson started on the wing in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[5]
On 13 October, Robinson made her debut for Australia, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 26–24 win over New Zealand.[6]
2019
In 2019, Robinson broke her leg in two places while playing for the Wests Panthers. The injury ruled her out of the Women's National Championships and the Women's State of Origin.[7] She returned from her injury in Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season.[8]
On 6 October, she started on the wing and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[9] Later that month, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[10]
2020
On 25 October, Robinson won her third NRLW premiership, starting at centre in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Roosters.[11] On 13 November, Robinson made her debut for Queensland, starting at centre in a 24–18 win over New South Wales.[12]
References
- "Julia Robinson:From Army barracks to Jillaroo". The Women's Game. 6 October 2018.
- "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- "Four more NRLW signings". Brisbane Broncos. 21 June 2018.
- "Rugby League Rookie To NRLW In Three Months". Brisbane Broncos. 12 September 2018.
- "Unbeaten Broncos charge into NRLW grand final". NRL. 21 September 2018.
- "One Kangaroo But Many Broncos Represent". Brisbane Broncos. 1 December 2018.
- "Julia Robinson Making Great Progress". Brisbane Broncos. 8 August 2019.
- "Robinson ready for shock return". Brisbane Broncos. 19 September 2019.
- "NRLW grand final: Broncos player ratings". NRL. 6 October 2019.
- "Jillaroos squad announced: Mixed news for Broncos". NRL. 7 October 2019.
- "Upton, Robinson send Origin message by topping grand final data". NRL. 28 October 2020.
- "Skin in the game: Why Robinson's desperate to put Maroons back on top". NRL. 13 November 2019.