Sport
24 June, 2025
Reegan wears Maroon with pride for her state
Former Stanley River Wolves player, Reegan Hicks, scored her debut try in her second Women’s U19s State of Origin match, proving her skills run deep.
Reegan was selected for a second consecutive year into the Maroons side, and this year she stepped it up a notch.
The Queensland prop scored the first try of the game for either side in the 14th minute, after an error from the Blues handed the ball over to the Maroons.
Reegan got a line break, and bursted through two opposition players who attempted to tackle her.
But she was too good for the defence, and scored in the left middle of the field.
Teammate Ella-Jaye Harrison-Leaunoa successfully converted the try, launching the Maroons to a 6-0 lead.
Reegan was then taken off the field in the 17th minute for the squad’s first interchange of the game, and came back onto the field in the 37th minute.
Ultimately, the Maroons lost 26-10 against the Blues.
The U19s Men’s and Women’s State of Origin series has one game each to determine the stronger state.
Both games were played at the Sunshine Coast Stadium this year on Thursday night, June 19.
But the honour to play for Queensland is not a new feeling for experience for Reegan.
In last year’s U19s State of Origin clash, the Maroons lost 46-4.
Reegan was on the starting side for the clash, and had two linebreaks throughout the match.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Reegan was signed to the NRLW Brisbane Broncos development squad, making it a huge year for the star player.
She was previously honing her skills at Gold Coast Titans junior academy, so Reegan has been no stranger to professional rugby league environments.
Reegan has also competed in a number of local representative competitions, playing for Australia and the Redcliffe Dolphins.
But where her rugby league journey first started, was at the Stanley River Wolves, where she earned her stripes as a junior.
She then moved to the Beerwah Bulldogs as the Wolves club did not have a Women’s team, and played for the doggies for one season.
Reegan ended up being the top try scorer in the competition in 2023.
