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 Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58.5 kg (129 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
External links
- Alicia Lucas at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Alicia Lucas at Olympics.com
- Alicia Lucas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Media related to Alicia Quirk at Wikimedia Commons
