Jaime Chapman facts for kids
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Personal information
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| Born | 17 March 2002 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 December 2024
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Jaime Chapman (born 17 March 2002) is a talented Australian rugby league player. She plays as a centre for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. She also plays for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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About Jaime Chapman
Jaime Chapman was born in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia. When she was younger, she played junior rugby league for the Kurnell Stingrays. Jaime is also of Indigenous Australian descent.
Jaime's Rugby League Journey
Starting Out in Junior Rugby
In 2019, Jaime joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' Tarsha Gale Cup team. This is a competition for younger players. On 21 June 2019, she played for New South Wales in the first-ever women's under-18 State of Origin game. She played as a centre in this important match. Later that year, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NRL Women's Premiership squad as a development player. This meant she was training with the main team.
Making Her NRLW Debut
In 2020, Jaime continued to play for the Sharks' junior teams. She then moved up to their senior NSWRL Women's Premiership squad. On 24 September, she officially joined the Dragons' main NRLW team. She made her big debut in Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season. She played on the wing for the Dragons in her first game.
Playing for the Indigenous All Stars
In 2021, Jaime started playing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership. On 20 February, she played as a fullback for the Indigenous All Stars. This special team plays against the Māori All Stars.
In 2022, Jaime played for the Indigenous All Stars again. She scored two tries in their win against the Māori All Stars. She was even given the Trish Hina Medal for being the best player in the match!
Joining New Teams
Jaime played in six games for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 2021 NRL Women's season, which was played in 2022. This included playing in the Grand Final. She was also chosen by other players for the NRL Dream Team for that season.
In June 2022, the Brisbane Broncos announced that Jaime would be joining their team for the 2022 NRL Women's season. Later that year, she was again named in the "Dream Team" by the Rugby League Players Association. This team is chosen by the players themselves.
In 2023, Jaime made her debut for the Gold Coast Titans as a centre. She had a great first game, running for many metres and making line breaks.
