Bobbi Law (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a centre, she is a Prime Minister's XIII and Indigenous All Stars representative. She previously played for the NRL Women's Premiership sides Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights, with whom she won the 2022 NRLW Grand Final with, and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 4 June 1997 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editLaw was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and played her junior rugby league for the Central Coast Roosters.[1]
Playing career
editIn 2019, Law played for CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, scoring a try in their 24–10 Grand Final win over Mounties RLFC.[2] In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[3]
In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters Women NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters, scoring a try in their 16–24 loss to the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women.[5] On 11 October 2019, she started at centre for the Prime Minister's XIII in their 22–14 win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.[6]
On 22 February 2020, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 over the Maori All Stars.[7] On 27 September 2020, she started at five-eighth for the Central Coast Roosters in their 16–10 NSWRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the North Sydney Bears.[8]
On 25 November 2021, Law signed with the Newcastle Knights Women to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]
In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Law made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10]
On 2 October 2022, Law played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[11]
In March 2023, she signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[12]
In July 2023, Law made her club debut for the Dragons against her former club the Newcastle Knights.[13]
In October 2023, Law signed a two-year extension with the Dragons, keeping her in red and white until the end of 2025.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Shortland's Bobbi Law tackles new state challenge with Blues training squad after switching codes last year". Newcastle Herald. 27 August 2020.
- ^ "2019 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership". League Unlimited. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Roosters announce 2019 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 1 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail - Round 3". Sydney Roosters. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch". NRL. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Indigenous v Maori: Harden, McGregor, Rota named captains". NRL. 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Central Coast Roosters Win Thrilling Grand Final At Bankwest". Sydney Roosters. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.
- ^ "2023 NRLW signings tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 12 April 2023.
- ^ "NRLW 2023 - Round 1 - Newcastle Knights (W) 32 def. St George Illawarra Dragons (W) 16 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Bobbi Law re-signs with Red V until end of '25". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.