Date of birth | 23 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Balmoral State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivania Wong (born 23 September 1997) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Wing for the Wallaroos internationally and for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition. She competed for Australia at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Wong started in her international debut for Australia against Fiji on 6 May 2022 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.[1][2][3] She also started against Japan in her second test cap for the Wallaroos on 10 May at the Bond Sports Park in the Gold Coast.[4][5]
Wong was named in the Australian squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[6][7] She started against the Black Ferns in the opening match of the Pacific Four series on 6 June.[8][9] She was later named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[10][11] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[12][13]
In the Wallaroos first game of the year, Wong scored the last try in her sides victory over Fiji on 20 May at the Allianz Stadium.[14][15] She was selected in the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup.[16]