Date of birth | 13 September 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
School | Wenona School | ||||||||||||||||
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Nicole Wickert (born 13 September 1968) is an Australian former rugby union player. She played at Lock and Number 8 for Australia at international level. She captained Australia at their first Rugby World Cup in 1998 which was held in the Netherlands. [1]
Wickert also made the Wallaroos squad for the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain. [2] She was named in the starting line-up that faced the Black Ferns in their second pool game. [3]
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