Mieke Fortune
Rugby player
| Date of birth | 4 January 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 August 2018(2018-08-18) (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sunshine Coast Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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Mieke Jane Fortune (née Gladwin; 4 January 1977 – 18 August 2018) was an Australian former rugby union player. She made her test debut as a Lock for Australia in 1996 against the Black Ferns in Sydney.[1][2]
Fortune played ten tests for Australia between 1996 and 2002. She played club rugby for the University of Queensland and also represented Queensland.[1] She competed for the Wallaroos at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup's.[2][3]
After retiring from rugby, Fortune and her husband, Graham, moved to the Sunshine Coast and started a wholesale production nursery.[1]
On 18 August 2018, Fortune died from breast cancer, she was honoured with a moment’s silence before the Wallaroos and Black Ferns first match for the O'Reilly Cup.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Wallaroos to wear black armbands to honour former Wallaroo Fortune". www.rugby.com.au. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Mieke Jane Fortune". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby: Palmer to reach milestone against Australia". NZ Herald. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Stevenson, Scotty (25 August 2018). "Everything you need to know about the Black Ferns v Wallaroos 2.0". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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Australia squad – 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
- Elizabeth Andrew
- Holly Birch
- Karen Bucholz
- Bronwyn Calvert
- Lisa-Jane Dwan
- Kerri Louise Ferris
- Mieke Fortune
- Bronwyn Hart
- Christine Henson
- Bronwyn Laidlaw (c)
- Melissa Latu
- Perise Ili
- Bronwyn Mackintosh
- Ronnie May
- Sherilee Moulds
- Sharon O'Kane
- Tui Ormsby
- Tanya Osborne
- Pearl Palaiali'i
- Naomi Roberts
- Shirley Russell
- Helen Taylor
- Helen Theunissen
- Rebecca Wakim
- Nicole Wickert
- Selena Worsley
Coach:Bob Hitchcock
