Victoria Latu

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Victoria Latu
Personal information
Born (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 30)
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Sydney Roosters 41004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013 New South Wales 10000
Rugby union
PositionNo.8
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 NSW Waratahs 0000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–18 Australia 10000
Source: RLP
As of 16 November 2023

Victoria Latu (born 22 March 1993) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. Also a former Wallaroo Australian rugby player

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Playing career

Rugby league

In 2013, Latu represented New South Wales in their 12–30 loss to Queensland. [1]

In 2018, Latu joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team. [2] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in a 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. [3] On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench in the Roosters' 12–34 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [4]

Rugby union

In 2016 and 2017, while playing for New South Wales, Latu was named the Player of the Tournament at the Buildcorp National Women's Championships. [5] In 2016, she was named for the Wallaroos for their tour of New Zealand but was ruled out due to injury. In June 2018, she was named in the Wallaroos squad to play England. [6]

Personal life

Latu's uncle, George Latu, playing 10 Tests for Manu Samoa.

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References

  1. ↑ "We Need You - Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Corporate Support Continues For Roosters Women's Players". Sydney Roosters. 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "NRLW Late Mail - Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "NRLW Late Mail - Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 30 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sydney women's rugby XV to face ACT in final of 2017". The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wallaroos name 11 debutants to face England". rugby.com.au. 8 June 2018.
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