Australia international rugby league footballer (born 1998)
Julia Robinson (born 6 January 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership .
A centre or wing , she is an Australia and Queensland representative.
Background
Robinson was born in Ipswich, Queensland and played netball growing up.[1]
Robinson attended Ferny Grove State High School graduating in 2015.
Playing career
2018
In 2018, Robinson began playing rugby league , representing the Australian Defence Force at the Women's National Championships.[2] On 21 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[3]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season , Robinson made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons .[4] On 30 September, Robinson started on the wing in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters .[5]
On 13 October, Robinson made her debut for Australia , starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 26–24 win over New Zealand .[6]
2019
In 2019, Robinson broke her leg in two places while playing for the Wests Panthers . The injury ruled her out of the Women's National Championships and the Women's State of Origin .[7] She returned from her injury in Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season .[8]
On 6 October, she started on the wing and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.[9] Later that month, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s .[10]
2020
On 25 October, Robinson won her third NRLW premiership, starting at centre in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Roosters.[11] On 13 November, Robinson made her debut for Queensland , starting at centre in a 24–18 win over New South Wales .[12]
2022
In September 2022, Robinson was named in the Dream Team announced by the Rugby League Players Association . The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.[13]
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