Selena Tranter
Date of birth (1975-04-18) 18 April 1975
Place of birthMackay, Queensland
SchoolDownlands College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–2008  Australia 24 (0)

Selena Tranter (née Worsley; born 18 April 1975) is a former Australian rugby union player.

Rugby career

Rugby union career

Tranter made her test debut for the Wallaroos at 19 on 2 September 1994 against New Zealand in Sydney.[1][2][3] She was part of Australia’s first Rugby World Cup squad that competed at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands.[2] She also captained the Wallaroos in the 2002 and 2006 Rugby World Cup's.[1][2][4][5]

Tranter made her last appearance for the Wallaroos in 2008 against the Black Ferns in Canberra.[1]

Rugby league career

In 2016, as a 41 year old, she made her State of Origin debut for the Queensland Maroons.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Selena Tranter". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Tucker, Jim (26 October 2022). "World Cup trailblazers of 1998 salute Wallaroos and rise of Women's Rugby". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Jim (16 June 2022). "Selena: Warrior Princess…setting the standard for women's rugby – Easts Rugby Union". Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rugby: Palmer to reach milestone against Australia". NZ Herald. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wallaroos World Cup rugby squad named". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ↑ O’Brien, Connor (19 July 2016). "Burleigh Bears forward Selena Tranter, 41, to make her Queensland debut against NSW on Gold Coast". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "'It makes them more dangerous'". Queensland Rugby League. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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