Lori Cramer (born 8 March 1993) is an Australian

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player. She plays Fullback for the

NSW Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), often referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team based in Sydney that represents the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Waratahs play ...

in the

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competition.

Rugby career

2019

Cramer was named in

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's squad for two two-test series against

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and then

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. She came off the bench in her international debut on 13 July 2019 in the first test against Japan. She started in the second test match as the Wallaroos won the series with a 46–3 victory. In August 2019, Cramer started in both matches against the

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2022

Cramer was selected for the Wallaroos squad for test matches against

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and Japan in May 2022. She was named in the squad for the

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. She started against the

in the opening match of the

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on 6 June. Cramer was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the

at the

Laurie O'Reilly Cup The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia and New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winning all games, often by significant margins, as a result of ...

. She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in

. Following the Rugby World Cup, she signed with the

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

for the 2022–23 Premier 15s season.

2023

Cramer returned to the Wallaroos side for the

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, and the O'Reilly Cup. She started in the final two games of the Pacific Series against the

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and

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References

External links

Wallaroos ProfileExeter Chiefs Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cramer, Lori 1993 births Living people Australia women's international rugby union players Australian female rugby union players Rugby union players from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland