Trilleen Pomare

Trilleen Pomare
Pomare playing for Australia against New Zealand, August 2018
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–Present Western Force (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–Present  Australia 21 (0)

Trilleen Pomare (born 5 April 1993) is an Australian rugby union player. She competed for Australia at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's. She plays at Fly-half for the Wallaroos and the Western Force in Super W.

Rugby career

Pomare made her international debut for Australia against Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] In 2019 she was selected in the Australian squad that faced Japan in a two test series.[3] She was later named in the squad again for a two-test series against New Zealand.[4]

In 2022, Pomare featured for the Wallaroos in test matches against Fiji and Japan.[5] She was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[6][7] She made the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[8][9] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[10][11]

Pomare made the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup.[12]

References

  1. ^ Cambridge, Marty (28 June 2017). "Sevens speedster named in World Cup Squad". Rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ Phillips, Sam (8 August 2017). "Murphy, Pomare to debut in World Cup opener". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Buildcorp Wallaroos clean sweep Japan". australia.rugby. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (8 August 2019). "Wallaroos squad named for NZ crunch match". The Women's Game. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ Woods, Melissa (5 May 2022). "Wallaroos squad overhaul for Fiji Test". Naracoorte Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. ^ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ^ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ Williamson, Nathan (15 June 2023). "Wallaroos welcome back overseas stars for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2023.