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Talesha Quinn

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Talesha Quinn
Personal information
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)
Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 St George Illawarra Dragons 2 0 0 0 0
2023– Parramatta Eels 9 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–18 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Women's All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2017 Australia 4 3 0 0 12
2018–19 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 4
Source: RLP
As of 2 November 2023

Talesha Quinn (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRLW.

Primarily a second-row, she is an Australia and New South Wales representative and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

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Born in Parkes, New South Wales, Quinn began playing rugby league in 2011 for the Berkeley Eagles.[1]

Playing career

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In 2012, Quinn represented New South Wales in a 10–34 loss to Queensland.[2]

In 2013, Quinn moved to Townsville, Queensland due to work commitments. That year, she represented the Women's All Stars.[3][4]

In 2017, Quinn returned to New South Wales and joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] In October 2017, she made her Test debut for Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[6]

In June 2018, she represented the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[7] On 5 June 2018, Quinn was announced as one of the inaugural signings for the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[8]

In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Quinn made her debut for the Dragons in a 22–10 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[9] On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Talesha Quinn's journey to the World Cup". Parkes Champion Post. 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Talesha Quinn ready for revenge in Origin clash after five years". Perth Now. 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's All Stars team announced". NRL. 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Top 40 - Talesha Quinn". NRL.
  5. ^ "Quinn primed for World Cup debut". Cronulla Sharks. 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Talesha Quinn living her dream with Jillaroos at World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 15 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Dragons secure Jillaroos trio for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad". QRL. 26 September 2018.
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