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.
 Alicia Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58.5 kg (129 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
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.[3][4][5]
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.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Lucas announced retired from rugby union and sevens in August 2022.[1][14]
References edit
- ^ a b Williamson, Nathan (18 August 2022). "Sevens legend Alicia Lucas announces retirement". au7s.rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Alicia Quirk". Sport for Women.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Alicia Lucas at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Alicia Lucas at Olympics.com
- Alicia Lucas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Media related to Alicia Quirk at Wikimedia Commons
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