Georgia Cormick (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian rugby union player. She made her Wallaroos test debut in 2019. She plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition and will play for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
| Date of birth | 12 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editCormick was born in Dunedin and moved to Melbourne with her parents as a baby.[1][2] She began her rugby career when she was eight and played until she was 12, she was forced to stop playing because her local league didn’t have a competition for girls.[1][2]
Cormick was impressive during the inaugural Super W season in 2018 and claimed the Rebels’ Women’s Best Back award.[2][3] She was completing her master's degree in osteopathy and training for rugby simultaneously.[4]
In 2019, She made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Japan.[1] Later that year she was set to make her starting debut against the Black Ferns in the first test of a double header with the Wallabies and All Blacks.[5][6]
Cormick made her Super Rugby Aupiki debut for Matatū in the 2023 season.[7] She also made her debut for Otago in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Payten, Iain (5 August 2019). "She's golden: why new Wallaroo Georgia Cormick has changed the family colours". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Super W player profile Georgia Cormick". melbournerebels.rugby. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b Cheshire, Jeff (23 July 2022). "Cormick to keep the gold, but swap blue for green". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Women in Union: Georgia Cormick". Melbourne Rugby. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (7 August 2019). "Kiwi-born Wallaroo Georgia Cormick out to beat home nation". Stuff. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (7 August 2019). "Wallaroos looking to cause big rugby upset". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Georgia Cormick Locked in for 2023". Matatū. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.