Olivia Higgins
Australian rugby league footballer
 Higgins (centre) passing the ball. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 31) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olivia Higgins (born 15 September 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is hooker. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Background
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Higgins started out playing league tag. She is currently a high school teacher in Newcastle.[2]
Playing career
Early years
In 2019, Higgins played for the Aberglasslyn Ants and represented the CRL Newcastle side.[3][4] In 2020, she joined the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5]
2022
Higgins joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.[6] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.[7] She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons and scored a try.[8]
In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[9] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[10]
On 2 October, Higgins played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[11]
References
- ^ "Olivia Higgins - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Rookie watch: Higgins ready to fly family flag on big stage". National Rugby League. 22 December 2021.
- ^ Tigani, Alex (7 January 2019). "Newcastle squad looks forward to Singleton's Ford". The Singleton Argus.
- ^ League, New South Wales Rugby. "TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2019 Round 4 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
- ^ "Central Coast Roosters Grand Final Squad". Sydney Roosters. 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Roosters 2021 NRLW Squad Breakdown". Sydney Roosters. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "NRLW 2021 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "2021 NRLW Team Lists: Grand Final". National Rugby League. 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Knights announce more signings". Newcastle Knights. 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash". Newcastle Knights. 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.
External links
- Newcastle Knights profile
- Sydney Roosters profile
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Newcastle Knights (NRLW) – current squad
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- White
Head coach: Jeffries
