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Alicia Lucas
	Alicia Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga
Date of birth	28 March 1992 (age 32)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58.5 kg (129 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Zurück
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
-	The Tribe
National sevens team
Years	Team
2013–2022	Australien
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Australien
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games

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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.^[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

^ ^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

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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[:0-1] Williamson, Nathan (18 August 2022). "Sevens legend Alicia Lucas announces retirement". au7s.rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[2] "Alicia Quirk". Sport for Women.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[3] "Alicia Quirk". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[4] Malone, Matt (6 December 2015). "Quirk helps Aussies to title". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[5] "Australian Olympic representatives Torah Bright, Liz Cambage, Holly Lincoln-Smith and Alicia Quirk". ABC News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[6] 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.

[7] "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.

[8] 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.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[12] "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.

[13] "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[14] "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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+'''Alicia Jane Lucas''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (née '''Quirk'''; born 28 March 1992) is a former professional Australian [[rugby union]] player. She represented {{ruw7|AUS|noflag=1}} in international [[rugby sevens]] and won a gold medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio.
-Quirk represents [[Australia]] in [[Rugby sevens|Sevens Rugby]]. Born in [[Wagga Wagga, NSW]] and playing for The Tribe at a club level, she debuted for Australia in May 2013. As of December 2015, she currently has 13 caps. On top of this, Alicia also represents Australia in Touch Football. Her greatest achievement was winning the [[Touch Football World Cup|Touch World Cup 2011]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/sportswomen/people/20/alicia-quirk|title=Alicia Quirk|last=|first=|date=|website=Sport for Women.com.au|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> She studied Bachelor of Physiotherapy at [[Charles Sturt University]], Albury-Wodonga, graduating in 2013. Representative Honours include ACT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/players/alicia-quirk#283-2016-401|title=Alicia Quirk|last=|first=|date=|website=rugby.com.au|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3540682/quirk-helps-aussies-to-title/|title=Quirk helps Aussies to title|last=Malone|first=Matt|date=2015-12-06|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-05/australian-olympic-representatives.jpg/5650128|title=Australian Olympic representatives Torah Bright, Liz Cambage, Holly Lincoln-Smith and Alicia Quirk|date=2014-08-05|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Quirk was a member of  [[Australia women's national rugby sevens team|Australia's women's sevens]] team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement|title=Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced|last=Newman|first=Beth|date=14 July 2016|website=www.rugby.com.au|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> defeating [[New Zealand]] in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/08/09/australia-s-gold-hunt-continues-in-rio.html|work=Sky News|title=Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens|date=9 August 2016|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref>
+== Biography ==
+Lucas was born in [[Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]]. She played for The Tribe at a club level. Lucas debuted for the [[Australia women's national rugby sevens team|Australian sevens team]] in May 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-08-18 |title=Sevens legend Alicia Lucas announces retirement |url=https://au7s.rugby/news/alicia-lucas-confirms-retirement-2022818 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=au7s.rugby |language=en}}</ref> She also represented Australia in [[Touch (sport)|Touch Football]], and was part of the team which won the [[Touch Football World Cup|2011 Touch World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/sportswomen/people/20/alicia-quirk|title=Alicia Quirk|last=|first=|date=|website=Sport for Women.com.au|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085321/http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/sportswomen/people/20/alicia-quirk#|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She studied for a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at [[Charles Sturt University]], Albury-Wodonga, graduating in 2013. Lucas representative honours also include ACT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/players/alicia-quirk#283-2016-401|title=Alicia Quirk|last=|first=|date=|website=rugby.com.au|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807131505/http://www.rugby.com.au/players/alicia-quirk#283-2016-401#283-2016-401|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3540682/quirk-helps-aussies-to-title/ |title=Quirk helps Aussies to title |last=Malone |first=Matt |date=2015-12-06 |access-date=2016-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075748/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3540682/quirk-helps-aussies-to-title/# |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-05/australian-olympic-representatives.jpg/5650128 |title=Australian Olympic representatives Torah Bright, Liz Cambage, Holly Lincoln-Smith and Alicia Quirk |date=2014-08-05 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU |access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref>
+Lucas was a member of  [[Australia women's national rugby sevens team|Australia's women's sevens]] team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement |title=Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced |last=Newman |first=Beth |date=14 July 2016 |website=www.rugby.com.au |publisher= |access-date=2016-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912220051/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement# |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> defeating [[New Zealand]] in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/08/09/australia-s-gold-hunt-continues-in-rio.html |work=Sky News |title=Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809125238/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/08/09/australia-s-gold-hunt-continues-in-rio.html# |archive-date=9 August 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement |title=Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced |last=Newman |first=Beth |date=14 July 2016 |website=www.rugby.com.au |publisher= |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912220051/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/07/13/22/38/sevens-olympic-team-announcement# |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/rio-olympics-australias-mens-and-womens-sevens-squads-unveiled/news-story/3be2a35edc5da92b2c2a22ed27ccccf9?nk=2a1ee0f492fd5c206091eccc9735f456-1473815101 |title=Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled |last= |first= |date=2016-07-14 |website=foxsports.com.au |publisher= |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065720/https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/rio-olympics-australias-mens-and-womens-sevens-squads-unveiled/news-story/3be2a35edc5da92b2c2a22ed27ccccf9?nk=2a1ee0f492fd5c206091eccc9735f456-1473815101# |archive-date=29 October 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/rio-20163a-olympic-squads-named-by-australia-for-rugby-sevens-/7628124 |title=Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games |last= |first= |date=2016-07-14 |website=ABC.net.au |publisher= |language=en-AU |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918214548/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/rio-20163a-olympic-squads-named-by-australia-for-rugby-sevens-/7628124# |archive-date=18 September 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbynews.net.au/australias-olympic-sevens-squads-announced/ |title=Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=Rugby News.net.au |publisher= |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221014727/http://www.rugbynews.net.au/australias-olympic-sevens-squads-announced/# |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/17065028/australia-name-mix-veterans-young-guns-mens-women-olympic-sevens-squads |title=Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads |last= |first= |date=15 July 2016 |website=ESPN.com.au |publisher= |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723214142/http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/17065028/australia-name-mix-veterans-young-guns-mens-women-olympic-sevens-squads# |archive-date=23 July 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/175082?lang=en |title=Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=[[World Rugby|worldrugby]].org |publisher= |language=en-gb |access-date=2016-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030004135/https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/175082?lang=en# |archive-date=30 October 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+Lucas announced retired from rugby union and sevens in August 2022.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Rugby News: Wallabies’ Coach Out After Record Loss To Argentina, Olympic Sevens Star Retires, Wallaroos Brace For Kiwis – The Daily Rugby |url=https://thedailyrugby.com/rugby-news-wallabies-coach-out-after-record-loss-to-argentina-olympic-sevens-star-retires-wallaroos-brace-for-kiwis/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=thedailyrugby.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{Australia 2016 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists}}
+==External links==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Alicia}}
+* {{AOC profile|alicia-quirk}}
+* {{Olympics.com profile|alicia-quirk}}
+* {{SR/Olympics profile|qu/alicia-quirk-1}}
+* {{Commons category-inline}}
+{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Alicia}}
 [[Category:1992 births]]
 [[Category:Australian female rugby union players]]
-[[Category:Female rugby sevens players]]
+[[Category:Australian female rugby sevens players]]
-[[Category:Australian international rugby sevens players]]
+[[Category:Australia international rugby sevens players]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Olympic Games]]
+[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players of Australia]]
+[[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia]]
 [[Category:Touch footballers]]
 [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Australia]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia]]
+[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from Wagga Wagga]]
+[[Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales]]

v t e Australia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Forwards	Chloe Dalton Gemma Etheridge Shannon Parry Amy Turner Sharni Williams
Backs	Nicole Beck Charlotte Caslick Emilee Cherry Ellia Green Evania Pelite Alicia Quirk Emma Tonegato
Coach	Tim Walsh