Alicia Lucas

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 Lucas
Alicia Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga
Date of birth (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58.5 kg (129 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- The Tribe ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–2022 Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

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
  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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