Hannah Southwell


Hannah Southwell is an Australian international rugby sevens player.
She previously played soccer, where she played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. She became the league's youngest goalkeeper in 2014 at the age of 15.

Soccer

Club

Southwell signed with Newcastle Jets in 2014. She made her debut on 20 September 2014 in a match against Perth Glory. She made six appearances for the team during the 2014–15 W-League season. Newcastle finished in fifth place during the regular season with a record. During the 2015–16 W-League season, Southwell made 12 appearances for Newcastle and helped the team finish in sixth place with a record.

International

Southwell represented Australia in the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In January 2016, Southwell earned a call-up to training camp for the Australia women's national soccer team.

Rugby

In late 2016, Southwell made the decision to switch codes and play rugby sevens. She made her first appearances for the Australian national team at the 2016 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Australia winning the Championship after defeating Fiji in the final.