Emma Tonegato
Tonegato in Fiji in 2016
Birth nameEmma Kate Tonegato OAM
Date of birth (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- The Tribe ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–21 Australia 7s
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 St George Illawarra Dragons 13 5 0 0 20
2023– Cronulla Sharks 2 1 0 0 4
Total 15 6 0 0 24
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

Emma Kate Tonegato OAM (born 20 March 1995) is a professional Australian rugby footballer. She has represented Australia in rugby sevens and rugby league. Born in Wollongong, New South Wales and playing for The Tribe at rugby union club level, she debuted for Australia in November 2013. As of December 2015, she had 12 caps. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Life

Emma's father is Italian Stefano Tonegato who emigrated to Australia from Valdagno, specifically from a frazione named "San Quirico Valdagno". Emma started to play rugby when she was ten years old in a female junior team.[1]

Career

Tonegato made her debut for the Australian Women's side in the opening leg of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series in Dubai in November 2013. She has been a regular on the team since. She switched to rugby league and competed at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup. She has the ability to play on the wing or in the centres.

Tonegato was named in the tournament Dream Team for the Amsterdam leg of the Rugby Sevens World Series in May 2015. Representative Honours include New South Wales, NSW Schoolgirls (2013) and the Youth Olympic Festival (2013).[2]

Tonegato was a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural sport Olympic gold medal.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

At the 2017 Australia Day Honours she received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medalist at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

Tonegato was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[12] Full details.

In 2021, Tonegato signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons and played 7 games including the grand final where they lost 16-4. She also won the Dally M Medal for best and fairest. She resigned with the Dragons in 2022 where she played 6 games and in the Semi Final against the Knights.

References

  1. ↑ Tonegato di oro con l’Australia
  2. ↑ "Olympedia – Emma Tonegato". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Emma Kate Tonegato OAM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  12. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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