Lavina O'Mealey
Lavina O'Mealey (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian international rugby league player who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1984 Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. In 2018, she played for the NSW City at the National Women's Championships.[3]
In June 2018, O'Mealey was announced as one of the fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team.[4]
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.[5]
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/
- 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/