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| Born | 10 May 1993 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 17 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melanie Howard (born 10 May 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for Leeds Rhinos in the RFL Women's Super League.
Primarily a halfback, she is a New South Wales and Prime Minister's XIII representative.
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Howard played her junior rugby for the Northern Lakes Warriors. [1]
In June 2018, Howard represented NSW Country at the inaugural Women's National Championships. [2]
On 31 July 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [3]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [4]
On 26 June 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW team. [5]
On 25 October 2020, Howard started at five-eighth in the Roosters' 10–20 NRLW Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [6]
On 17 March 2025 it was reported that she had signed for Leeds Rhinos in the RFL Women's Super League [7]
On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. [8]
In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships. [9]
On 13 November 2020, she made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales in their 18–24 loss to Queensland. [10]