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Lily Dick

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Lily Dick
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birthTugun, Queensland, Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–present PBC Alleygators 0 (0)
2017 University of Queensland 20 (70)
2018–present Griffith University 0 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–present Queensland 0 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–present Australia sevens 30
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau Team competition

Lily Dick (born 26 December 1999) is an Australian women's national rugby sevens team player.[1] Dick made her debut in the 2018 Dubai Sevens, scoring a try 2 minutes after the end of regulation time to help the Australian side win a bronze medal in the third-place playoff.

Career

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Dick represented the Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC as a junior rugby player.[2] Dick made her senior debut for Queensland at the age of 16 at the 2016 National Rugby Sevens Championships in Adelaide.[3] Dick backed up this performance by captaining the QLD youth team to victory at the Youth National Rugby Sevens Championships in Perth. Dick was the Vice-Captain of the Australian team which won a gold medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. Her performances during the tournament saw her recognised as the Player's Player for the tournament.[4]

Dick was a member of the Australian sevens squad that won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6][7] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8][9]

Honours

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  • 2019 RUPA Newcomer of the Year Finalist.[10]
  • 2017 AON Uni 7s Dream Team.[11]
  • 2022 HSBC World Series "Don't Crack Under Pressure" Award.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Lily Dick". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Lily Dick – PBC Alleygators Rugby Club". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland claim men's and women's titles at the national sevens championships". reds.rugby. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Aussie Girls Sevens out to defend Commonwealth Youth Games gold". rugby.com.au. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  9. ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ Fairbairn, Pete. "2019 Newcomer of the Year Finalists Announced". RUPA.
  11. ^ "2017 Uni 7s Dream Team". rugby.com.au.
  12. ^ "Stars of women's sevens celebrated after 2022 season finale in Toulouse". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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