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| Born | (1981-03-15)15 March 1981 (age 44) Whakatāne,New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flyhalf,Inside centre,Flanker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:RLP As of 10 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lavinia Gould (born 15 March 1983) is a New Zealandrugby league footballer who plays for theBrisbane Broncos in theNRL Women's Premiership.
Ahooker in rugby league and aflyhalf in rugby union, she is a formerNew Zealand andNew Zealand sevens representative and previously played for theQueensland Reds in theSuper W.
Born inWhakatāne, Gould played provincial rugby union forBay of Plenty andWellington.[1] In 2000, at 17-years old, she was a member of the first officialNew Zealand women's sevens team, who took part in the2000 Hong Kong Sevens.[2][3][4]
On 9 November 2013, she was suspended for two years by theIRB following a positive drug test after the2012 Dubai Women's Sevens. Gould tested positive formethylhexaneamine (MHA), which was found in a dietary supplement she used during the tournament.[5]
In May 2015, she returned from her ban and represented the New Zealand sevens team at the2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[6][7][8]
In 2018, Gould joined theQueensland Reds in theSuper W competition. On 20 April 2018, she was named Player of the Final in the Reds' 13–16 loss to theNew South Wales Waratahs.[9][10]
On 10 August 2018, Gould signed with theBrisbane BroncosNRL Women's Premiership team.[11] On 3 September 2018, she played her first game of rugby league in the Broncos' pre-season trial win overPapua New Guinea.[12]
In Round 1 of the2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos' in their 30–4 win over theSt George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench and scored a try in the Broncos' 34–12Grand Final win over theSydney Roosters.[13] On 12 October 2018, she was named in theNew Zealand squad for their Test match againstAustralian Jillaroos but did not play.[14]
In 2019, she joined theWests Panthers in theQRL Women's Premiership.[15] In June 2019, she was 19th player for theQueenslandState of Origin team.[16] On 6 October 2019, she started at hooker and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6Grand Final win over the Dragons.[17] On 11 October 2019, she was named in New Zealand's Test team but later withdrew for personal reasons.[18]
In 2020, Gould played the first two games of the2020 NRL Women's season for the Broncos. She suffered a leg injury in their Round 2 win over theSt George Illawarra Dragons, forcing her to miss the rest of the season and, subsequently, the club's Grand Final win over the Roosters.[19][20]
In 2023, Gould's daughter suffered complications during heart surgery and was put in a medically induced coma. Gould took leave from the Broncos during the2023 NRL Women's season to support her daughter.