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| Born | 4 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 17 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ashton Sims (brother) Korbin Sims (brother) Tariq Sims (brother) Reagan Campbell-Gillard (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruan Sims OAM (born 4 February 1982) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer.
She played rugby union for Australia. She was a member of the Wallaroos squad at the 2006, and 2010 Rugby World Cup where they finished in third place. She played rugby league for Australia at the 2013 & 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup and was part of the squad that won the tournament.
She is the older sister of Fijian rugby league internationals Ashton, Tariq and Korbin. [1] She was brought up in a sporting household in Gerringong where Ruan held the gumboot throwing record in 2013. [1] Sims inherits her interest in rugby from her mother, Jackie Sims. She works for Fire and Rescue NSW. [2]
Sims was a member of the Australian squad at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup in Canada. She was the first Wallaroo to score four tries in a test match, she achieved the feat against South Africa in their opening match of the 2006 tournament. [3] [4]
In 2009, she scored twice for the Wallaroos in their Oceania qualifier for the 2010 World Cup against Samoa. [5] Her side ran in 15 unanswered tries in the 87–0 trouncing of Samoa. [5]
She made her last appearance for the side in their semi-final match against England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. [6] [7]
She was part of the Australian Jillaroos squad at the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. [8] [9] [10]
Sims was the first woman to receive a player contract in the NRL, signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [11]
Since March 2017, Sims works with the ABC Radio Grandstand NRL commentary team, providing commentary both in-box and on the sideline. [12] She is also a regular panellist on Nine Network's 100% Footy. [13]
In April 2018, Sims stepped down as a Dally M Awards judge after casting votes for the Round 7 NRL game between Parrammatta and Manly at ANZ Stadium where she was not in attendance due to other commitments. Judges are required to attend their assigned games. [14]
In June 2018, Sims was announced as one of fifteen marquee signings by the Sydney Roosters women's team which participated in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership in September 2018. [15]
Sims was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list. [16]
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