Georgia Hale (rugby league)
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| Born | 9 August 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 3 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Hale (born 9 August 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRLW.
Primarily a lock, she is vice-captain of the New Zealand Test team.[1]
Background
[edit]A Richmond Roses junior, Hale represented New Zealand in touch and tag football before switching to rugby league.[2]
Playing career
[edit]In 2014, she was a member of the New Zealand squad for their three-game series against Australia at the 2014 NRL Auckland Nines.[3]
On 3 May 2015, she made her Test debut for New Zealand, coming off the bench in a 14–22 loss to Australia at Suncorp Stadium.[4] On 6 May 2016, she was named Player of the Match in New Zealand's 26–16 ANZAC Test win over Australia.[5] On 16 September 2016, she was named New Zealand Player of the Year at the RLPA Players' Champion awards in Sydney.[6]
In 2017, she was named vice-captain of New Zealand for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. She played three games in the tournament but was omitted from the team that lost to Australia in the final.[7]
2018
[edit]In 2018, Hale joined the New Zealand Warriors for the inaugural season of the NRL Women's Premiership.[8] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors, starting at halfback in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.
2019
[edit]On 21 August, she was named captain of the Warriors and moved to the lock position.[9] On 19 October, she started for New Zealand in their 17–15 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s final win over Australia.[10]
2020
[edit]On 20 February, Hale was named the Young New Zealander of the Year.[11]
In September, Hale was one of five New Zealand-based Warriors' players to travel to Australia to play in the 2020 NRL Women's premiership. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the players had to quarantine for 14 days on entering Australia and 14 days on return to New Zealand when the season was completed.[12] On 27 October, Hale won the Veronica White Medal for her off-field work in her local community.[13]
2021
[edit]In 2021, Hale relocated to Australia, joining the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.[14]
2022
[edit]In October she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[15]
2023
[edit]On 12 May 2023 she announced her intention to leave Leeds Rhinos to return to Australia and re-join Gold Coast Titans[16]
She was appointed as the Captain of the Gold Coast titans for the 2023 NRLW Season .[17]
Achievements and accolades
[edit]Individual
[edit]- RLPA New Zealand Women's Player of the Year: 2016
- Veronica White Medal: 2020
- Golden Boot Winner: 2023
Team
[edit]- 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s: New Zealand – Winners
References
[edit]- ^ "Kiwi Ferns taking nothing for granted ahead of women's semi final". stuff.co.nz. 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Warriors star Georgia Hale taking club's community work to next level". TVNZ. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Hale - Richmond Rovers". Richmond Rover Rugby League.
- ^ "Anzac Test - five Vodafone Warriors named". NZ Warriors. 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns too classy for Jillaroos". Asia Pacific RL. 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Hale and Henry winners at RLPA Awards". NZ Warriors. 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Jillaroos Confirm squad for World Cup Final". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Georgia Hale ditches netball to make mark for Warriors". NRL. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Hale named new Warriors captain". NZ Warriors. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns name experienced squad for World Cup Nines". Asia Pacific RL. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Hale the Young New Zealander of the Year". NZ Warriors. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "The historical island set to inspire fab five Warriors women". NRL. 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Georgia Hale wins 2020 Veronica White Medal". NZRL. 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Georgia Hale Signs with Tweed". Tweed Seagulls. 26 February 2021.
- ^ Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Georgia Hale set to leave Rhinos Women". Leeds Rhinos. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Hale named to lead NRLW Titans in 2023". NRL. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- New Zealand Warriors profile Archived 20 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- "Hale named to lead NRLW Titans in 2023". NRL. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) captains
- Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players
- Leeds Rhinos Women players
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players
- New Zealand women's national rugby league team players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- Rugby league five-eighths