Heather Ballinger
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| Born | 29 July 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heather Ballinger (born 29 July 1982) is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Panthers in the SEQ Women's Division 1 competition. Primarily a prop, she is an Australian international and Queensland representative.
Background
Ballinger attended Scots PGC College in Warwick, Queensland, where she represented Queensland in shot put.[2][3]
Playing career
In 2007, Ballinger began playing rugby league for Ivanhoes in Cairns, winning the CDRL Women's League. In 2010, she was named the CDRL Women's Player of the Year.[4]
In 2011, she made her debut for Australia in their 42-14 win over Samoa in Apia.[5]
In 2013, she was a member of Australia's successful 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad.[6]
In October 2017, she was named in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad.[7] On 2 December, she started at prop in the Jillaroos 23-16 final win over the New Zealand.
In June 2018, Ballinger, along with Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos women's team which commenced playing in the NRL Women's Premiership in September.[8]
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Walsh, Gerard. "Local girls are all stars". Gladstoneobserver.com.au. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Sisters in arms set for final stand". Qrl.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "About Us - Ivanhoe Football & Recreation Club Inc - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Tallis presents Jillaroos jerseys - Australian Womens Rugby League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Jillaroos Squad set to take on the World!!! - Australian Womens Rugby League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Jillaroos named". Rugby League World Cup. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.