Lily Dick
{{short description|Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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|birth_place = Tugun, Queensland, Australia
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|weight = {{convert|69|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|SR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Nth Qld Cowboys}}
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{{MedalSport|Women's rugby sevens}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Rugby Sevens World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Cape Town|Team competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
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Lily Dick (born 26 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
She previously played rugby sevens, representing Australia and winning a Rugby World Cup Sevens and Commonwealth Games gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/players/lily%20dick#Womens-sevens |title=Lily Dick |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=rugby.com.au |access-date=30 July 2020 |quote=}}
Background
Dick was born in Tugun, Queensland and grew up in Currumbin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tweed-heads/leaders-of-the-pack/news-story/d72095a52a0c892b72e1ddd515abd900|title=Leaders of the pack|date=28 March 2018|website=The Daiyl Telegraph}} She attended Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School just over the border in Tweed Heads and played her junior rugby union for the Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators{{Cite web|title=Lily Dick – PBC Alleygators Rugby Club|url=https://www.alleygators.com.au/news/club-news-22-nov/attachment/lily-dick/|access-date=25 July 2020 }}
Playing career
=Rugby union=
In 2016, Dick made her senior debut for Queensland at the age of 16 at the National Rugby Sevens Championships in Adelaide.{{Cite web|title=Queensland claim men's and women's titles at the national sevens championships|url=https://reds.rugby/news/2019/09/02/queensland-claim-mens-and-womens-titles-at-the-national-sevens-championships|access-date=25 July 2020|website=reds.rugby|date=20 November 2016 }} Dick backed up this performance by captaining the Queensland youth team to victory at the Youth National Rugby Sevens Championships in Perth. Dick was the Vice-Captain of the Australian team which won a gold medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. Her performances during the tournament saw her recognised as the Player's Player for the tournament.{{Cite web|title=Aussie Girls Sevens out to defend Commonwealth Youth Games gold|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07/14/01/36/australian-youth-girls-rugby-sevens-team-for-comm-games|access-date=25 July 2020|website=rugby.com.au|date=14 July 2017 }}
In 2018, she made her Australian debut in the 2018 Dubai Sevens, 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.
Dick was a member of the Australian sevens squad that won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Nathan |title=Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-squad-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games-202275 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=rugby.com.au|date=5 July 2022 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/735452?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australia-claim-commonwealth-games-gold-2022731 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}} She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/sevens-world-cup/australia-women-win-sevens-world-cup-145542|title= Australia women win Sevens World Cup|website=Rugby World|date=September 11, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-world-cup-australia-title-how-to-watch-australia-fixtures-blog-results-success-202299|title=GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth|website=Rugby.com.au|date=September 11, 2022}}
In May 2024, she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament at the Singapore Sevens and missed the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/madison-ashby-lily-dick-suffer-acl-injuries-during-singapore-202459|title=Madison Ashby, Lily Dick suffer knee injuries during Singapore|date=9 May 2024|website=Rugby Australia}}
=Rugby league=
On 20 December 2024, Dick switch to rugby league, signing a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2024/12/20/rugby-sevens-star-lily-dick-joins-cowboys/|title=Rugby Sevens star Lily Dick joins Cowboys|date=20 December 2024|website=NQ Cowboys}}
Honours
- 2019 RUPA Newcomer of the Year Finalist.{{cite web |first=Pete|last=Fairbairn|title=2019 Newcomer of the Year Finalists Announced|website=RUPA|url=https://rupa.rugby/rupa-news/story/2019-newcomer-of-the-year-finalists-announced}}
- 2017 AON Uni 7s Dream Team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/videos/2017/10/02/aon-uni7s-dream-team-2017|title=2017 Uni 7s Dream Team|website=rugby.com.au}}
- 2022 HSBC World Series "Don't Crack Under Pressure" Award.{{Cite web |title=Stars of women's sevens celebrated after 2022 season finale in Toulouse |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/awards/womens?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}
References
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{{North Queensland Cowboys women's squad}}
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Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Australian female rugby sevens players
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Rugby league players from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Rugby union players from the Gold Coast, Queensland