Mieke Fortune

Mieke Fortune
Date of birth4 January 1977
Place of birthAdelaide
Date of death18 August 2018(2018-08-18) (aged 41)
SchoolSunshine Coast Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2002  Australia 10 (0)

Mieke Jane Fortune (née Gladwin; 4 January 1977 – 18 August 2018) was an Australian former rugby union player. She made her test debut as a Lock for Australia in 1996 against the Black Ferns in Sydney.[1][2]

Fortune played ten tests for Australia between 1996 and 2002. She played club rugby for the University of Queensland and also represented Queensland.[1] She competed for the Wallaroos at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup's.[2][3]

After retiring from rugby, Fortune and her husband, Graham, moved to the Sunshine Coast and started a wholesale production nursery.[1]

On 18 August 2018, Fortune died from breast cancer, she was honoured with a moment’s silence before the Wallaroos and Black Ferns first match for the O'Reilly Cup.[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wallaroos to wear black armbands to honour former Wallaroo Fortune". www.rugby.com.au. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mieke Jane Fortune". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Rugby: Palmer to reach milestone against Australia". NZ Herald. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ^ Stevenson, Scotty (25 August 2018). "Everything you need to know about the Black Ferns v Wallaroos 2.0". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.