Lily Dick (born 26 December 1999) is an Australian women's national rugby sevens team player. Dick made her debut in the

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, 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

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as a junior rugby player. Dick made her senior debut for Queensland at the age of 16 at the 2016

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. Dick backed up this performance by captaining the QLD youth team to victory at the Youth

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. Dick was the Vice-Captain of the Australian team which won a gold medal at the

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. 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

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. She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in

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, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dick, Lily 1999 births Living people Australian female rugby sevens players 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rugby union players from the Gold Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland