Olivia Higgins

Olivia Higgins (born 15 September 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Olivia Higgins

Higgins (centre) passing the ball
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 Sydney Roosters 7 1 0 0 4 2022– Newcastle Knights 18 6 0 0 24 Total 25 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024 Australia 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 16 Nov 2024

Background

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Higgins started out playing league tag. She is currently a high school teacher in Newcastle.^[2]

Playing career

Early years

In 2019, Higgins played for the Aberglasslyn Ants and represented the CRL Newcastle side.^[3][4] In 2020, she joined the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.^[5]

2022

Higgins joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.^[6] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.^[7] She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons and scored a try.^[8]

In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.^[9] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.^[10]

On 2 October, Higgins played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.^[11]