Alicia Lucas

Alicia Jane Lucas OAM (née Quirk; born 28 March 1992) is a former professional Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia in international rugby sevens and won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Alicia Lucas

Alicia Quirk at the homecoming celebration in Wagga Wagga
Date of birth	(1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 33)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58.5 kg (129 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - The Tribe () National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013–2022 Australia
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Biography

Lucas was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. She played for The Tribe at a club level. Lucas debuted for the Australian sevens team in May 2013.^[1] She also represented Australia in Touch Football, and was part of the team which won the 2011 Touch World Cup.^[2] She studied for a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, graduating in 2013. Lucas representative honours also include ACT.^[3][4][5]

Lucas was a member of Australia's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics,^[6] defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Lucas announced retired from rugby union and sevens in August 2022.^[1][14]