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'''Alicia Lucas''' (née '''Quirk'''; born 28 March 1992) is a professional Australian [[rugby union]] player. She represents {{ruw7|AUS|noflag=1}} in international [[rugby sevens]] and won a gold medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio. |
'''Alicia Jane Lucas''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (née '''Quirk'''; born 28 March 1992) is a professional Australian [[rugby union]] player. She represents {{ruw7|AUS|noflag=1}} in international [[rugby sevens]] and won a gold medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio. |
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Born in [[Wagga Wagga, NSW]] and playing for The Tribe at a club level, Quirk debuted for Australia in May 2013. She also represents Australia in Touch Football, and was part of the team which won 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|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 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|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> |
Born in [[Wagga Wagga, NSW]] and playing for The Tribe at a club level, Quirk debuted for Australia in May 2013. She also represents Australia in Touch Football, and was part of the team which won 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|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 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|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> |
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Alicia Jane Lucas OAM (née Quirk; born 28 March 1992) is a professional Australian rugby union player. She represents Australia in international rugby sevens and won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Born in Wagga Wagga, NSW and playing for The Tribe at a club level, Quirk debuted for Australia in May 2013. She also represents Australia in Touch Football, and was part of the team which won the Touch World Cup 2011.[1] She studied Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, graduating in 2013. Representative Honours include ACT.[2][3][4]
Quirk was a member of Australia's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[5] defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "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.
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
- 1992 births
- Australian female rugby union players
- Australian female rugby sevens players
- Australian international rugby sevens players
- Living people
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Australia
- Touch footballers
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Australia women's international rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Australian rugby union biography stubs