Georgia Page

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Georgia Page
Personal information
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 Melbourne Rebels 40000
Rugby league
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 St George Illawarra 20000
2021 Newcastle Knights 40000
Total60000
Source: [1]
As of 16 November 2023

Georgia Page (born 21 March 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row. She previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and played rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W.

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Background

Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Page played track and field, tennis and basketball growing up before attending a rugby union talent identification day as a teenager. [2] From there, she was offered a five-year scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, where she played for their rugby union team. [3]

Playing career

Rugby union

After one year, Page returned to Australia and played rugby for Bond University. [4] In 2019, she played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W. [5]

Rugby league

In 2020, Page switched to rugby league, playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [6]

On 23 September 2020, Page joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. [7] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRLW season, Page made her debut for the Dragons in an 18–4 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [8]

On 25 November 2021, Page signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. [9]

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Page made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels. [10] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Page - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Super W Player Profile Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels . 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Page". Lindenwood Lions . Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Jim (21 September 2018). "Bond University's Georgia Page on her path into women's sevens rugby". The Courier-Mail . Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels . Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sharks HNWP Team List – Round 1". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks . 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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