Margot Vella

Margot Vella
Personal information
Born (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
20??–22 NSW Waratahs
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023–25 St George Illawarra 15 9 0 0 36
2026– Nth Qld Cowboys 2 1 0 0 4
Total 17 10 0 0 40
Source: [2]
As of 17 July 2026

Margot Vella (born 11 April 1999) is an Australian dual-code rugby footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys.

She previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) and for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W.

Background

Vella was born in Campbelltown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. She is of Maltese descent.[3] She attended St Patrick's College, Campbelltown, before moving to the United States in 2018 to play college rugby union for Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.[4]

Rugby league career

2023

On 29 July 2023, Vella scored two tries on her NRLW debut for the Dragons, recording a 38–12 victory over the Parramatta Eels.[3] In August, Vella scored the match winning try in the Dragons round five win over the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium.[5] She ended her first season with five tries from eight appearances.[2]

2026

After three seasons with the Dragons, Vella joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2026 NRL Women's season as a replacement player.[6]

In Round 1 of the 2026 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys in a loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Margot Vella". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Margot Vella". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Beatton, Joel (29 July 2023). "Dragons earn opening win of NRLW season in Wollongong". St George Illawarra Dragons. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Margot Vella". Quinnipiac University. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dragons storm home to down Wests Tigers in NRLW thriller". National Rugby League. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cowboys NRLW team list: Trial v Titans". NQ Cowboys. 20 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Final Cowboys NRLW team list: Round 1 v Broncos". NQ Cowboys. 4 July 2026.
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