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Margot Vella

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Margot Vella
Personal information
Born (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25)
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
20??–22 NSW Waratahs
Rugby league
PositionWing, centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– St George Illawarra 10 7 0 0 20
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As of 3 November 2023

Margot Vella (born 11 April 1999) is an Australian dual-code rugby footballer who plays as a winger or centre. She plays rugby league for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) and rugby union for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W.

Background

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Vella was born in Campbelltown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. She is of Maltese descent.[3] She attended St Patrick's College, Campbelltown, before moving to the United States in 2018 to play college rugby union for Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.[4]

Rugby league career

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2023 season

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On 29 July 2023, Vella scored two tries on her NRLW debut for the Dragons, recording a 38–12 victory over the Parramatta Eels.[3] In August, Vella scored the match winning try in the Dragons round five win over the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium.[5] She ended her first season with five tries from eight appearances.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Margot Vella". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Margot Vella". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b Beatton, Joel (29 July 2023). "Dragons earn opening win of NRLW season in Wollongong". St George Illawarra Dragons. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Margot Vella". Quinnipiac University. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Dragons storm home to down Wests Tigers in NRLW thriller". National Rugby League. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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