Tanya Lesley Osborne (born 2 April 1971) is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia and was a member of the squad to the 1998 Rugby World Cup.[1]
| Date of birth | 2 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Osborne was born and raised in Cunnamulla, Queensland. She was working for Australia Post when she was selected to play for the Wallaroos.[2][3]
Osborne made her international debut for Australia in the 1996 Laurie O'Reilly Cup test match against the Black Ferns. She made her final appearance for the Wallaroos in 2001 against England at Sydney.
Osborne joined the Australian Army in 2018 and served with A Battery, 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery which is based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby - world.rugby". www.world.rugby.
- ^ a b Hughes, Mike (26 October 2021). "Former Wallaroo represents Australia in another uniform". CONTACT magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b Robilliard, Captain Jesse (26 October 2021). "Gunner proud to represent Australia twice". news.defence.gov.au. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
External links
edit- Wallaroos Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-18)
- Profile at Classic Wallabies.com.au
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