Bobbi Law
Bobbi Law (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a centre, she is a Prime Minister's XIII and Indigenous All Stars representative. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 4 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 26 October 2020 Source: RLP |
Background
Law was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and played her junior rugby league for the Central Coast Roosters.[1]
Playing career
In 2019, Law played for CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, scoring a try in their 24–10 Grand Final win over Mounties RLFC.[2] In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[3]
In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters, scoring a try in their 16–24 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[5] On 11 October 2019, she started at centre for the Prime Minister's XIII in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.[6]
On 22 February 2020, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 over the Maori All Stars.[7] On 27 September 2020, she started at five-eighth for the Central Coast Roosters in their 16–10 NSWRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the North Sydney Bears.[8]
On 25 November 2021, Law 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, Law made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10]
References
- "Shortland's Bobbi Law tackles new state challenge with Blues training squad after switching codes last year". Newcastle Herald. 27 August 2020.
- "2019 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership". League Unlimited. 6 August 2019.
- "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- "Roosters announce 2019 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 1 July 2019.
- "NRLW Late Mail - Round 3". Sydney Roosters. 29 September 2019.
- "Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch". NRL. 11 October 2019.
- "Women's Indigenous v Maori: Harden, McGregor, Rota named captains". NRL. 22 February 2020.
- "Central Coast Roosters Win Thrilling Grand Final At Bankwest". Sydney Roosters. 27 September 2020.
- "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
- "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.