Rikeya Horne
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| Born | 14 September 1999 Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 18 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rikeya Horne (born 14 September 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a winger, she is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.
Background
Born in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Horne played her junior rugby league for the Corrimal Cougars.[1]
Playing career
On 27 August 2016, Horne played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in an exhibition nines game against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[2] In 2017, Horne played for the Illawarra Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup, scoring six tries.[3]
2018
In February, Horne was a member of Australia's 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship gold medal-winning side.[4] In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[5] On 13 June, she signed with the Dragons' NRL Women's Premiership team.[6]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Horne made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[7] On 6 October, Horne started at fullback for the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.[8]
2019
In May, Horne represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[9] On 6 October, Horne started on the wing in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[10]
2020
In 2020, Horne joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[11] She played just one game for the Dragons in the 2020 NRL Women's season, starting at centre in their 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[12]
References
- ^ "Shock Jillaroos call-up a bolt from the blue for Corrimal star". Illawarra Mercury. 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Women's NRL Nines v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "NSWRL Junior Reps – Round 9 results". 18th Man. 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Australian Jillaroos win gold at Commonwealth Championships as newcomer Rikeya Horne stars". The Courier Mail. 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Marquee quartet further boosts Dragons' Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 13 June 2018.
- ^ "NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Horne steps up to fullback for PM's XIII". St George Illawarra Dragons. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Dragons player ratings - 2019 NRL NRLW grand final". NRL. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Bulldogs women's side named to face Magpies". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 22 July 2020.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 3 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 17 October 2020.