Rikeya Horne

Rikeya Horne (born 14 September 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Wests Tigers Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the St Marys Saints in the NSWRL Women's Premiership Primarily a winger, she is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.

Rikeya Horne

Personal information
Born	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24) Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–2020 St. George Illawarra 7 1 0 0 4 2021–22 Parramatta Eels 11 3 0 0 12 2023– Wests Tigers 8 4 0 0 16 Total 26 8 0 0 32 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1] As of 2 November 2023

Background

Born in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Horne played her junior rugby league for the Corrimal Cougars.^[2]

Playing career

On 27 August 2016, Horne played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in an exhibition nines game against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.^[3] In 2017, Horne played for the Illawarra Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup, scoring six tries.^[4]

2018

In February, Horne was a member of Australia's 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship gold medal-winning side.^[5] In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.^[6] On 13 June, she signed with the Dragons' NRL Women's Premiership team.^[7]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Horne made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.^[8] On 6 October, Horne started at fullback for the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.^[9]

2019

In May, Horne represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.^[10] On 6 October, Horne started on the wing in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.^[11]

2020

In 2020, Horne joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL Women's Premiership team.^[12] She played just one game for the Dragons in the 2020 NRL Women's season, starting at centre in their 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.^[13]

References

1. "Rikeya Horne - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
2. Jennings, Mitch (20 February 2018). "Shock Jillaroos call-up a bolt from the blue for Corrimal star". Illawarra Mercury. from the original on 9 November 2020.
3. "Women's NRL Nines v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 27 August 2016. from the original on 25 March 2021.
4. "NSWRL Junior Reps – Round 9 results". 18th Man. 9 April 2017. from the original on 18 October 2020.
5. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (25 February 2018). . The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020.
6. Newton, Alicia (29 May 2018). "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". National Rugby League. from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
7. "Marquee quartet further boosts Dragons' Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 13 June 2018. from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
8. "NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 4 September 2018. from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
9. McDonald, Margie (26 September 2018). "Horne steps up to fullback for PM's XIII". St. George Illawarra Dragons. from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
10. Newton, Alicia (22 May 2019). "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". National Rugby League. from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
11. McDonald, Margie (6 October 2019). "Dragons player ratings - 2019 NRL NRLW grand final". National Rugby League. from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
12. "Bulldogs women's side named to face Magpies". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 22 July 2020. from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
13. "NRLW late mail: Round 3 v Warriors". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 17 October 2020. from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

• St George Illawarra Dragons profile