Ivana Lolesio
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| Born | 6 February 2004 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 26 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivana Lolesio (born 6 February 2004) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Lolesio, who is of Samoan descent, was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland and attended Aquinas College, Southport, where she played for their rugby sevens team.[2][3] In 2022, she represented the Australian Under-18 Schoolgirls side at the World Schools 7s tournament in New Zealand.[4]
Her older brother, Noah Lolesio, is a Wallabies international.[5]
Playing career
Gold Coast Titans
In 2024, Lolesio switched to rugby league, signing with the Gold Coast Titans.[6] She began the 2024 season playing for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership before a knee injury ruled her out for the rest of the year.[7]
In Round 1 of the 2025 NRL Women's season, Lolesio made her NRLW debut in a 20–6 loss to the North Queensland Cowboys.[8] She played all 12 games for the Titans in 2025 and was named the club's Rookie of the Year.[9]
On 22 April 2026, Lolesio was named to make her Women's State of Origin debut for Queensland in Game I of the 2026 Women's State of Origin series.[10]
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Hippi to debut as one of seven Titans in Origin opener". Gold Coast Titans. 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Du Toit returns to the Reds for Round 3 of the AON Next Gen 7s". Reds Rugby. 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "World School Sevens Tournament to be held in Auckland". Rugby AU. 15 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lolesio's bold Alleygators call". Gold Coast Bulletin. 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Gold Coast rugby star Lolesio makes switch to join Titans". Gold Coast Titans. 5 April 2024.
- ↑ "New recruit suffers devastating blow ahead of debut season". Gold Coast Titans. 1 May 2024.
- ↑ "Round 1 team: Lolesio, Jackson among five new names to make Titans debut". Gold Coast Titans. 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Brimson claims first Paul Broughton Medal; top prop picks up second gong". Gold Coast Titans. 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons 2026 Game I Squad". QRL. 22 April 2026.