Yasmin Meakes
Yasmin Meakes (born 25 March 1994) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer. She plays primarily as a wing for the Sydney Roosters in the NRLW and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Yasmin Meakes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1994 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 February 2021 Source: RLP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
Meakes made her international rugby 7s debut in 2017. She played a key role for the 7s team taking home bronze in the 2018 Women's Rugby 7's World Cup.
Rugby league career
Meakes made her NRLW debut for the Sydney Roosters in the 2020 NRLW season. She would later go on to play in the Roosters grand final losing team to the Brisbane Broncos where she scored a try.[1]
On 13 November 2020, she made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales in their loss to Queensland.[2]
References
- Smale, Simon (26 October 2020). "Brisbane Broncos in third straight NRLW premiership with narrow win over Sydney Roosters". ABC News.
- "Yasmin Meakes looks back on Origin debut". Canberra Times. 14 November 2020.
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