Danielle Meskell

Danielle Meskell

Born	(1973-11-13) 13 November 1973 (age 52)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2016   Australia 12 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996 Australia 2 0 0 0 0

Danielle Meskell (born 13 November 1973) is a former rugby union and rugby league player. She played for Australia in the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups.

Career

Rugby league

Meskell represented the Jillaroos in 1996.

Rugby union

Meskell made her international debut for the Wallaroos on 14 October 2008 against the Black Ferns in Canberra. ^{[1] [2]}

She was a member of the Wallaroos squad to the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place. ^{[3] [4]} She was named in Australia's 2014 World Cup squad. ^{[5] [6]}

She played club rugby for the Warringah Ratettes. ^[4]

On 26 October 2016, she played her last test for the Wallaroos against New Zealand at North Shore. ^[1] She was almost 43 at the time. ^[7] She was inducted into the NSW Waratahs inaugural Hall of Fame in June 2024. ^[8]

References

1. "Danielle Meskell". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
2. "Confidence high for Australian Women". www.world.rugby. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
3. "Wales face Australia heroes in Women's Rugby World Cup". news.bbc.co.uk. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. Geddes, Jon (23 July 2014). "Ratette Tui Ormsby to make history in fourth Rugby World Cup". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
5. "Wallaroos Finalise IRB Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
6. "Wallaroos name 15 uncapped players for World Cup". ABC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
7. "WALLAROOS v BLACK FERNS – the Women's Bledisloe!". Green & Gold Rugby. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
8. "NSW Waratahs name their inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees". waratahs.rugby. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.