UNE Lions

UNE Rugby Lions

Are the University of New England’s High-Performance Women’s Rugby 7s squad.

They compete in Rugby Australia’s prestigious Aon Uni 7s Series.

The team features local, regional, state and national representative players, including Olympic Gold Medallist, Alicia Quirk and Inverell local and Australian 7s representative Rhiannon Byers!

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Key Rugby Lion’s Dates

Our girls are always kicking goals, we’d love it if you could join us at a match of two! #UNELions

September 14th & 15th – Aons Uni 7s: 1st Tournament at UQ Brisbane
September 28th & 29th – Aons Uni 7s: 2nd Tournament at Bond Uni Gold Coast
October 12th & 13th – Aons Uni 7s: 3rd Tournament at UA Adelaide
October 26th & 27th – Aons Uni 7s: 4th Tournament at UC Canberra

2019 UNE Rugby Lions Squad

Alicia Quirk

Rhiannon Byers

Maya Stewart

Logan Flanagan

Mereseini Leivere

Tahliah Goldsmith

Kika Mulling

Willemijn Ter Avest

Britney Duff

Shenay Ball

Anika Butler

Sophie Barr

Viana Bainivalu

Leah Van Zeeland

Emma Bradford

Leilani Nathan

Nicole Nathan

Jocelyn Kelleher

Chloe Saunders

Olivia Creswick

Phoebe McLoughlin

Mikki Trbojevich

Jorja Holden

Paris Ingegneri

Brooke Harper

Lakeisha Hull

Elana Whitnall

Prue Bright

Lakisha Nathan

Liz Kennedy

Ellie Johnson
Daisy Robinson

Lions Squad Support Crew

Tom Bower – Program Manager
Inge Visser – Head Coach
Tui Ormsby – Assistant Coach
Kate Gilbert – Player Liaison Officer
David Gee – Logistics Manager
Matt Pine – UNE High Performance
Emma Lincoln-Smith – Strength and Conditioning Manager
Nick Grob – Physiotherapist