Talesha Quinn

Talesha Quinn
Personal information
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)
Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 St George Illawarra Dragons 2 0 0 0 0
2023– Parramatta Eels 9 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–18 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Women's All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2017 Australia 4 3 0 0 12
2018–19 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 4
Source: RLP
As of 2 November 2023

Talesha Quinn (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRLW.

Primarily a second-row, she is an Australia and New South Wales representative and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Parkes, New South Wales, Quinn began playing rugby league in 2011 for the Berkeley Eagles.[1]

Playing career

In 2012, Quinn represented New South Wales in a 10–34 loss to Queensland.[2]

In 2013, Quinn moved to Townsville, Queensland due to work commitments. That year, she represented the Women's All Stars.[3][4]

In 2017, Quinn returned to New South Wales and joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] In October 2017, she made her Test debut for Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[6]

In June 2018, she represented the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[7] On 5 June 2018, Quinn was announced as one of the inaugural signings for the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[8]

In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Quinn made her debut for the Dragons in a 22–10 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[9] On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Talesha Quinn's journey to the World Cup". Parkes Champion Post. 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Talesha Quinn ready for revenge in Origin clash after five years". Perth Now. 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's All Stars team announced". NRL. 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Top 40 - Talesha Quinn". NRL.
  5. ^ "Quinn primed for World Cup debut". Cronulla Sharks. 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Talesha Quinn living her dream with Jillaroos at World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 15 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Dragons secure Jillaroos trio for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 2 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 15 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad". QRL. 26 September 2018.