Alicia Lucas (nee Quirk)

Commentator & Ex Rugby 7's

Alicia Lucas (née Quirk, OAM) was born and raised in Wagga Wagga, NSW, and was part of the Gold Medal-winning Australian Rugby 7s team at the 2016 Olympic Games. She played a wide variety of sports throughout her childhood and narrowed her focus to Touch Football in her teenage years after being selected for her first Australian team in 2009. Alicia competed at the Opens level the following year and was part of the successful Australian Women’s Touch Football World Cup Team in 2011.

Her Rugby career began after she received a letter in the mail as part of a nationwide recruitment drive for the sport’s Olympic campaign. She debuted for the Australian Women’s 7s in 2012.

In 2014, Alicia became one of the first Australian Women’s 7s players to be professionally contracted by the Australian Rugby Union and featured regularly on the Women’s Sevens World Series. She was named Player of the Tournament in the Dubai leg of the 2014 World Series. At the 2016 Olympics, Alicia played every minute of every game and was nominated for the 2016 Shawn Mackay Australian Rugby Union Player of the Year Award.

She was a member of the Silver Medal-winning team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and contributed to the Bronze Medal finish at the Sevens World Cup held in San Francisco later that year. Despite a disrupted season due to injury, Alicia helped deliver Australia’s second-ever World Series Title during the 2017/2018 season, with tournament wins in Dubai and Sydney.

While pursuing her rugby career, Alicia completed her Physiotherapy degree and graduated in December 2016. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in January 2017 for her outstanding sporting achievements and was inducted into the Wagga Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame.

After re-joining the Australian Women’s 7s program in March 2022, Alicia officially retired from Rugby in September 2022. These days she spends her time with her husband Matt and daughters Matilda and Daisy, continuing her professional development with her physiotherapy career including branching into clinical pilates along with assisting in coaching roles all over the world including for Japan Men’s 7’s National Team.

She joined the expert panel for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games coverage on Stan Sport.