Olivia Higgins

Olivia Higgins
Higgins (centre) passing the ball.
Personal information
Born (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Sydney Roosters 7 1 0 0 4
2022– Newcastle Knights 18 6 0 0 24
Total 25 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Australia 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 16 Nov 2024

Olivia Higgins (born 15 September 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Higgins started out playing league tag. She is currently a high school teacher in Newcastle.[2]

Playing career

Early years

In 2019, Higgins played for the Aberglasslyn Ants and represented the CRL Newcastle side.[3][4] In 2020, she joined the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5]

2022

Higgins joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.[6] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.[7] She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons and scored a try.[8]

In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[9] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[10]

On 2 October, Higgins played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Olivia Higgins - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Rookie watch: Higgins ready to fly family flag on big stage". National Rugby League. 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Tigani, Alex (7 January 2019). "Newcastle squad looks forward to Singleton's Ford". The Singleton Argus.
  4. ^ League, New South Wales Rugby. "TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2019 Round 4 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  5. ^ "Central Coast Roosters Grand Final Squad". Sydney Roosters. 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Roosters 2021 NRLW Squad Breakdown". Sydney Roosters. 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "NRLW 2021 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  8. ^ "2021 NRLW Team Lists: Grand Final". National Rugby League. 6 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Knights announce more signings". Newcastle Knights. 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash". Newcastle Knights. 21 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.