Rory Owen
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| Full name | Rory Owen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 2003 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rory Owen (born 23 October 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Owen was born in Brisbane, Queensland and attended St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, where she participated in athletics and played touch football.[2][3] Following high school, she attended the University of Sydney, where she played for their rugby sevens team.[4]
Playing career
2024
On 16 June, Owen switched to rugby league signing a one-year contract with the Parramatta Eels.[5] She played her first rugby league match in July, starting at centre for Parramatta's NSWRL Women's Premiership in an 18–10 win over the Manly Sea Eagles.[6]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Eels, scoring a try in a 22–10 win over the Brisbane Broncos.[7] In her first season of rugby league, she scored five tries in nine games and was named the RLPA Rookie of the Year.[8]
On 29 September, she re-signed with the Eels until the end of the 2026 season.[9] On 13 October, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring twice in their 50–0 win over Papua New Guinea.[10]
2025
On 14 April, she was named to make her debut for Queensland in Game I of the 2025 Women's State of Origin series.[11]
References
- ^ "Rory Owen – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Class Notes - OGA eNews". St Margarets. 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Dream debut to start season for 'home-town' rookie Rory". NRL.com. 28 July 2024.
- ^ "2023 Award Winners". Sydney Uni Rugby. 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2024 NRLW Signings Tracker: Eales signs with Eels". Parramatta Eels. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "HNWP Team List: Round 1". Parramatta Eels. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail: Round 1". Parramatta Eels. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Players pick Owen and Galvin as their best Rookies". RLPA. 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Rory Owen re-signs with the Eels". Parramatta Eels. 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Eels impress in PM's XIII". Parramatta Eels. 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons Game I squad". QRL. 14 April 2025.