Steph Hancock

Stephanie Hancock (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Steph Hancock
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Hancock
Born (1982-03-09) 9 March 1982
Killarney, Queensland, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Brisbane Broncos 8 0 0 0 0
2020– St George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–18 Australia 20 5 0 0 20
2004–20 Queensland 16 7 1 0 30
2011–17 Women's All Stars 7 0 0 0 0
As of 10 December 2020
Source: RLP

Primarily a prop, she is a Queensland and Australia representative, winning two World Cups in 2013 and 2017. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, winning two premierships in 2018 and 2019.

Background

Born in Killarney, Queensland, Hancock played her junior rugby league for the Eastern Suburbs Hornets in Warwick.

Her father, Rohan, is a former Queensland and Australian representative.[1][2] They are the first ever father-daughter pair to represent Queensland and Australia.[3]

Playing career

In 2003, Hancock made her Test debut for Australia at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[4] In 2004, she made her debut for Queensland in their win over New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium.[5] Hancock became a regular for both Australia and Queensland over the next 15 years, playing in nine straight wins for Queensland.[6]

In 2008, she played in her second World Cup, with Australia losing 0–34 to New Zealand in the final.[7] On 14 July 2013, Hancock was a member of the Australian side that defeated New Zealand 22–12 in the World Cup final at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[8]

On 7 November 2014, she was named captain of Australia, a position she held until 2017, replacing the retiring Karyn Murphy.[9] On 2 December 2017, she started at prop for Australia in their 23–16 World Cup final win over New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium.[10]

2018

In June, Hancock represented Queensland Country at the inaugural Women's National Championships.[11] On 21 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[12]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Hancock made her debut in the Broncos' 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September, she came off the bench in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[13]

2019

In May, she represented Queensland Country at the Women's National Championships.[14] On 6 October, she came off the bench in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[15]

2020

On 24 September, Hancock joined the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 2020 NRL Women's season.[16]

On 13 November, Hancock scored a try in Queensland's 24–18 State of Origin win over New South Wales.[17] She retired from representative rugby league following the match, her 16th for Queensland.[18]

Achievements and accolades

Individual
  • QRL Representative Player of the Year: 2013, 2018

Team

References
  1. "Jillaroos defeat Kiwi Ferns 22-14". Queensland Times. 4 May 2015.
  2. "How the daughters of Wally Lewis and Rohan Hancock are making their own history". Gold Coast Bulletin. 20 September 2020.
  3. "Legend Q&A: Stephanie Hancock". NRL. 11 December 2019.
  4. "Women in footy: Mum and police officer Steph Hancock tells us what it's really like". Mama Mia. 1 December 2017.
  5. "State of Origin double for family on Southern Downs". Warwick Daily. 21 June 2018.
  6. "'If Queensland lose I'll give it away'". NRL. 18 July 2016.
  7. "World Cup victory for Stephanie, Jo". Warwick Daily. 8 November 2008.
  8. "Jillaroos win women's rugby league World Cup". Queensland Times. 15 July 2013.
  9. "Hancock named Jillaroos captain". QRL. 7 November 2014.
  10. "Australia sink New Zealand to retain Women's Rugby League Cup". The Guardian. 2 December 2017.
  11. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  12. "Four More NRLW Signings". Brisbane Broncos. 21 June 2018.
  13. "Hancock Lost For Words After Winning NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 1 October 2018.
  14. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  15. "NRLW grand final: Broncos player ratings". Brisbane Broncos. 6 October 2019.
  16. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020.
  17. "Queensland Maroons rookies upstage NSW Blues in Women's State of Origin clash". SportingNews. 14 November 2020.
  18. "Maroons great Hancock retires from rep footy a winner". NRL. 14 November 2020.
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