Georgia Page

Australian rugby league player

Georgia Page
Personal information
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Melbourne Rebels 4 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 St George Illawarra 2 0 0 0 0
2021 Newcastle Knights 4 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 16 November 2023

Georgia Page (born 21 March 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row. She previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and played rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W.

Background

Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Page played track and field, tennis and basketball growing up before attending a rugby union talent identification day as a teenager.[2] From there, she was offered a five-year scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, where she played for their rugby union team.[3]

Playing career

Rugby union

After one year, Page returned to Australia and played rugby for Bond University.[4] In 2019, she played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W.[5]

Rugby league

In 2020, Page switched to rugby league, playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[6]

On 23 September 2020, Page joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRLW season, Page made her debut for the Dragons in an 18–4 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[8]

On 25 November 2021, Page signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Page made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Page - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Super W Player Profile Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Georgia Page". Lindenwood Lions. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ Tucker, Jim (21 September 2018). "Bond University's Georgia Page on her path into women's sevens rugby". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Sharks HNWP Team List – Round 1". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

External links

  • Newcastle Knights profile
  • St George Illawarra Dragons profile