Talesha Quinn
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| Born | 13 June 1989 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 2 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Talesha Quinn (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRLW.
Primarily a second-row, she is an Australia and New South Wales representative and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
[edit]Born in Parkes, New South Wales, Quinn began playing rugby league in 2011 for the Berkeley Eagles.[1]
Playing career
[edit]In 2012, Quinn represented New South Wales in a 10–34 loss to Queensland.[2]
In 2013, Quinn moved to Townsville, Queensland due to work commitments. That year, she represented the Women's All Stars.[3][4]
In 2017, Quinn returned to New South Wales and joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] In October 2017, she made her Test debut for Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[6]
In June 2018, she represented the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[7] On 5 June 2018, Quinn was announced as one of the inaugural signings for the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[8]
In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Quinn made her debut for the Dragons in a 22–10 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[9] On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Talesha Quinn's journey to the World Cup". Parkes Champion Post. 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Talesha Quinn ready for revenge in Origin clash after five years". Perth Now. 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Women's All Stars team announced". NRL. 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 - Talesha Quinn". NRL.
- ^ "Quinn primed for World Cup debut". Cronulla Sharks. 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Talesha Quinn living her dream with Jillaroos at World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Dragons secure Jillaroos trio for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad". QRL. 26 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australia women's national rugby league team players
- Military personnel from New South Wales
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
- People from Parkes, New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
- Women in the Australian military