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| Full name | Rory Owen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 2003 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rory Owen (born 23 October 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Owen was born in Brisbane, Queensland and attended St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, where she participated in athletics and played touch football. [2] [3] Following high school, she attended the University of Sydney, where she played for their rugby sevens team. [4]
On 16 June, Owen switched to rugby league signing a one-year contract with the Parramatta Eels. [5] She played her first rugby league match in July, starting at centre for Parramatta's NSWRL Women's Premiership in an 18–10 win over the Manly Sea Eagles. [6]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Eels, scoring a try in a 22–10 win over the Brisbane Broncos. [7] In her first season of rugby league, she scored five tries in nine games and was named the RLPA Rookie of the Year. [8]
On 29 September, she re-signed with the Eels until the end of the 2026 season. [9] On 13 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring twice in their 50–0 win over Papua New Guinea. [10]
On 14 April, she was named to make her debut for Queensland in Game I of the 2025 Women's State of Origin series. [11]