Kylie Hilder

Kylie Hilder

Personal information
Born	(1976-04-01) 1 April 1976 (age 47) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Sydney Roosters 4 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–20 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 2009 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 2011 Women's All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2021– New South Wales 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 24 February 2021

Kylie Hilder (born 1 April 1976) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who is head coach of the New South Wales Women's State of Origin team.

As a player, she represented Australia and New South Wales, and played for the Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Playing career

Before switching to rugby league, Hilder was an Australian touch football representative. She won four Touch Football World Cups for Australia, two in the Women's Open division in 2003 and 2007 and two in the Mixed Open division in 2011 and 2015. ^[1]

In 2009, she began playing rugby league for the Forestville Ferrets and was selected to represent New South Wales and Australia. ^[2] In 2010, she represented New South Wales again before returning to touch football. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 2017, after returning to rugby league, she was named in the New South Wales squad but did not play in their game against Queensland. ^[6] In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the inaugural Women's National Championships. ^[7] On 17 June 2018, she was one of the Sydney Roosters first 15 signings for their NRL Women's Premiership team. ^[8]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters, starting at hooker in a 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. ^[9]

In May 2019, she again represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. ^[10] On 21 June 2019, at 43-years old, Hilder played for New South Wales for the first time in nine years, coming off the bench in a 14–4 win over Queensland. ^[11]

In 2020, Hilder played for the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, starting at hooker in their 16–10 Grand Final win over the North Sydney Bears. She announced her retirement after the game. ^{[12] [13]} On 13 November 2020, Hilder came out of retirement to play for New South Wales in their State of Origin loss to Queensland. She retired again after the game. ^[14]

Coaching career

In February 2020, Hilder coached the Sydney Roosters at the NRL Nines in Perth. ^[15] On 24 June 2020, Hilder was announced as an assistant coach for the Roosters' NRL Women's Premiership team. ^[16]

On 24 February 2021, Hilder was announced as head coach of the New South Wales Women's State of Origin. ^[17]

References

1. "Kylie Hilder, in a league of her own". Focus Mag. 5 March 2019.
2. "Kylie Hilder". NRL.
3. "Huge task for new-look NSW against Maroons". The Islander Online. 19 June 2019.
4. "There were crickets in the stand ... no one cared you were there". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 2019.
5. "Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2018.
6. "Forster's Kylie Hilder named in NSW women's rugby league team". Manning River Times. 17 May 2017.
7. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
8. "Roosters Announce NRLW Marquee Signings". Sydney Roosters. 17 June 2018.
9. "NRLW Late Mail - Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 18 September 2018.
10. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
11. "NSW Women's Ironwoman Hilder To Retire". Racing and Sports. 20 June 2020.
12. "Women's Origins - Kylie Hilder". NSWRL. 30 September 2020.
13. "Roosters launch Central Coast Roosters NSW Women's Premiership team". Sydney Roosters. 22 March 2020.
14. "Veteran hangs up boots at the age of 44". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 November 2020.
15. "Hilder Excited for Roosters Role". Sydney Roosters. 11 December 2019.
16. "Jamie Feeney appointed Roosters 2020 NRL Women's Head Coach". Sydney Roosters. 24 June 2020.
17. "Hilder, Toovey team up for NSW Women's Origin". NSWRL. 24 February 2021.

External links

• NSWRL profile