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
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
20??–22 NSW Waratahs
Rugby league
Position Wing, centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– St George Illawarra 1070020
Source: [2]
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.

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Background

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

2023 season

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Margot Vella". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Margot Vella". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 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.