Jayme Fressard Explained

Jayme Fressard
Birth Date:1997 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height:158cm (62inches)
Weight:60kg (130lb)
Club1:Brisbane Broncos
Year1start:2020
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2021
Appearances2:4
Tries2:1
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:4
Club3:Sydney Roosters
Year3start:2022
Year3end:present
Appearances3:5
Tries3:5
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:20
Source:RLP
Updated:31 October 2022

Jayme Fressard (born 27 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos Women and Newcastle Knights Women in the NRL Women's Premiership, and the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Fressard was born in Gosford and attended Gorokan High School, where she played rugby sevens.[1] In 2015, she represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia.[2]

Playing career

In 2016, Fressard played for the Berkeley Vale Panthers and was named 18th player for New South Wales.[3] In 2017, she was again named in the New South Wales squad but did not play.[4]

In 2018, Fressard joined CRL Newcastle in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] In June 2018, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[6] On 21 June 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In July 2018, she ruptured her ACL and MCL, ruling her out for the 2018 NRL Women's season.[8]

In 2019, she broke her ankle, which saw her miss the 2019 NRL Women's season.[9]

2020

In 2020, Fressard joined the Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[10]

On 23 September, Fressard re-signed with the Broncos' NRLW team.[11] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[12] On 25 October, she started at in the Broncos 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[13]

2021

On 25 November, Fressard signed with the Newcastle Knights Women to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[14]

2022

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Fressard made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels Women.[15]

In June, she signed with the Sydney Roosters Women for the 2022 season.[16]

Achievements and accolades

Team

Brisbane Broncos – Winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fairy tale end to NRLW debut for Jayme Fressard. 9 November 2020. Coast Community News.
  2. Web site: Aussie Development sides for Central Coast Sevens named. 20 October 2015. Western Sydney Sevens.
  3. Web site: 'The female Josh Dugan': There's more to Jayme Fressard than tattoos. 5 July 2018. NRL.
  4. Web site: 2017 Pathways Squad - Women. 3 April 2017. NSWRL.
  5. Web site: NSW Country name women's representative squad. 26 April 2018. NRL.
  6. Web site: Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser. 29 May 2018. NRL.
  7. Web site: Four more NRLW signings. 21 June 2018. Brisbane Broncos.
  8. Web site: Knee injury cuts short Fressard's Broncos dream. 7 July 2018. NRL.
  9. Web site: Broncos debutant Jayme Fressard opens up on the dark days of recovering from injury. 13 February 2020. The Courier Mail.
  10. Web site: Roosters launch Central Coast Roosters NSW Women’s Premiership team. 2 March 2020. Sydney Roosters.
  11. Web site: Aussie Sevens Star Among Latest NRLW Signings. 23 September 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  12. Web site: Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season. 29 September 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  13. Web site: Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final. 20 October 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  14. Web site: History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings. 25 November 2021. Newcastle Knights.
  15. Web site: Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game. 27 February 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  16. Web site: Roosters Unveil New and Returning Additions to 2022 NRLW Squad. 23 June 2022. Sydney Roosters.