Samantha Economos Explained

Samanatha Economos
Birth Date:1994 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
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Height:173cm (68inches)
Weight:79kg (174lb)
Year1start:2020
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2021
Year2end:22
Appearances2:3
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Teama:Prime Minister's XIII
Yearastart:2019
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:RLP
Updated:31 October 2022
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Nationalyears1:2015-
Nationalteam1:Australia (indoor)
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1
Updated:10 February 2023

Samantha Economos (born 27 February 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

She is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.

Background

Born in Bowral, New South Wales, Economos played field hockey before taking up rugby league.[1] [2]

Playing career

In 2017, Economos played rugby league for the Goulburn Workers Bulldogs.[3] In 2018, she joined the Goulburn Stockmen.[4]

In 2019, Economos joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] On 11 October 2019, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Fiji.[6] [7]

2020

On 18 September, Economos joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.[8] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 14–28 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samantha Economos. Hockey Australia.
  2. Web site: 2018 EuroHockey Indoor Championships with Samantha Economos. 29 April 2018. Now UC.
  3. Web site: CRRL 2017 Annual Report. CRRL.
  4. Web site: Stockmen women leave Roos scoreless. 20 May 2018. Goulburn Post.
  5. Web site: Bulldogs' Sassie Economos named in Canberra Chill squad. 4 September 2019. Canberra Times.
  6. Web site: Samantha Economos named in Women's Prime Minister’s XIII. 30 September 2019. Canterbury Bulldogd.
  7. Web site: Sacrifices pay off as Economos swaps hockey for rugby league. 10 October 2019. NRL.
  8. Web site: Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad. 18 September 2020. NZ Warriors.
  9. Web site: Putting spotlight on Warriors' NRLW rookies. 30 September 2020. NZ Warriors.