Georgia Page
Birth date21 March 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeWindsor, New South Wales, Australia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
FirstRU
Club 1St George Illawarra
Year1start2020
Appearances 12
Tries 10
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 10
Club 2Newcastle Knights
Year2start2021
Appearances 24
Tries 20
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 20
Ru club 1Melbourne Rebels
Ru year1start2019
Ru appearances 14
Ru tries 10
Ru goals 10
Ru fieldgoals 10
Ru points 10
Source[1]
Updated16 November 2023

Georgia Page (born 21 March 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a . She previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and played rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W.

Background

Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Page played track and field, tennis and basketball growing up before attending a rugby union talent identification day as a teenager.[2] From there, she was offered a five-year scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, where she played for their rugby union team.[3]

Playing career

Rugby union

After one year, Page returned to Australia and played rugby for Bond University.[4] In 2019, she played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W.[5]

Rugby league

In 2020, Page switched to rugby league, playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[6]

On 23 September 2020, Page joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRLW season, Page made her debut for the Dragons in an 18–4 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[8]

On 25 November 2021, Page signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Page made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Page - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ "Super W Player Profile Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels. 2019-02-06. Archived 2021-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ "Georgia Page". Lindenwood Lions. Archived 2021-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. ^ Tucker, Jim (2018-09-21). "Bond University's Georgia Page on her path into women's sevens rugby". The Courier-Mail. Archived 2021-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ "Georgia Page". Melbourne Rebels. Archived 2021-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. ^ "Sharks HNWP Team List – Round 1". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 2020-03-10. Archived 2021-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. ^ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 2020-09-24. Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 2020-10-10. Archived 2021-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  9. ^ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org