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Rugby player
Lily Dick
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthTugun, Queensland, Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–present PBC Alleygators 0 (0)
2017 University of Queensland 20 (70)
2018–present Griffith University 0 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–present Queensland 0 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–present Australia sevens 30
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau Team competition

Lily Dick (born 26 December 1999) is an Australian women's national rugby sevens team player. Dick made her debut in the 2018 Dubai Sevens, scoring a try 2 minutes after the end of regulation time to help the Australian side win a bronze medal in the third-place playoff.

Career

Dick represented the Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC as a junior rugby player. Dick made her senior debut for Queensland at the age of 16 at the 2016 National Rugby Sevens Championships in Adelaide. Dick backed up this performance by captaining the QLD youth team to victory at the Youth National Rugby Sevens Championships in Perth. Dick was the Vice-Captain of the Australian team which won a gold medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. Her performances during the tournament saw her recognised as the Player's Player for the tournament.

Dick was a member of the Australian sevens squad that won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.

Honours

  • 2019 RUPA Newcomer of the Year Finalist.
  • 2017 AON Uni 7s Dream Team.
  • 2022 HSBC World Series "Don't Crack Under Pressure" Award.

References

  1. "Lily Dick". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "Lily Dick – PBC Alleygators Rugby Club". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "Queensland claim men's and women's titles at the national sevens championships". reds.rugby. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. "Aussie Girls Sevens out to defend Commonwealth Youth Games gold". rugby.com.au. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  9. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  10. Fairbairn, Pete. "2019 Newcomer of the Year Finalists Announced". RUPA.
  11. "2017 Uni 7s Dream Team". rugby.com.au.
  12. "Stars of women's sevens celebrated after 2022 season finale in Toulouse". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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