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Australian rugby union player
Rugby player
Alicia Lucas
Alicia Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga
Date of birth (1992-03-28 ) 28 March 1992 (age 32) Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 58.5 kg (129 lb) Position(s)
Back Years
Team
Apps
(Points) -
The Tribe
() Years
Team
Comps 2013–2022
Australia
Alicia Jane Lucas
OAM (née Quirk ; born 28 March 1992) is a former professional Australian
rugby union player. She represented
Australia in international
rugby sevens and won a gold medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Biography
Lucas was born in
Wagga Wagga ,
New South Wales . She played for The Tribe at a club level. Lucas debuted for the
Australian sevens team in May 2013.
[1] She also represented Australia in
Touch Football , and was part of the team which won the
2011 Touch World Cup .
[2] She studied for a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at
Charles Sturt University , Albury-Wodonga, graduating in 2013. Lucas representative honours also include ACT.
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Lucas was a member of
Australia's women's sevens team at the
2016 Summer Olympics ,
[6] defeating
New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.
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Lucas announced retired from rugby union and sevens in August 2022.
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References
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b Williamson, Nathan (18 August 2022).
"Sevens legend Alicia Lucas announces retirement" . au7s.rugby . Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
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"Alicia Quirk" . Sport for Women.com.au .
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016 .
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"Alicia Quirk" . rugby.com.au .
Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016 .
^ Malone, Matt (6 December 2015).
"Quirk helps Aussies to title" . Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016 .
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"Australian Olympic representatives Torah Bright, Liz Cambage, Holly Lincoln-Smith and Alicia Quirk" . ABC News . 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016 .
^ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016).
"Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced" . www.rugby.com.au .
Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016 .
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"Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens" . Sky News . 9 August 2016.
Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016 .
^ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016).
"Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced" . www.rugby.com.au .
Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled" . foxsports.com.au . 14 July 2016.
Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games" . ABC.net.au . 14 July 2016.
Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced" . Rugby News.net.au . 2016.
Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads" . ESPN.com.au . 15 July 2016.
Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads" .
worldrugby .org . 2016.
Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"Rugby News: Wallabies' Coach Out After Record Loss To Argentina, Olympic Sevens Star Retires, Wallaroos Brace For Kiwis – The Daily Rugby" . thedailyrugby.com . 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
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