Lavina O'Mealey
Lavina O'Mealey (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian international rugby league player who played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL 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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As of 11 September 2018 Source: [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
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]
References
- https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/holden-womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/lavina-omealey
- https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/12/12/jillaroo-omealey-improving-kids-lives-off-the-field/
- 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.
- https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2018/05/17/five-rabbitohs-women-named-for-city-origin/
- "Roosters announce NRLW marquee signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/04/roosters-v-warriors-nrlw-round-1-preview/