Georgia Page has just found herself in the social media spotlight. Video footage of the Australian university rugby player has gone viral after it showed her suffering a broken nose during a game, only to continue playing on.
There is tough, then there is rugby tough. Lindenwood Women’s player breaks her nose and stays on the field to make a try saving tackle. Give this girl a LIKE! See more at USA Sevens Rugby #respect #rugbytough
Posted by USA Sevens Rugby on Thursday, 4 June 2015
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The injury occured during the very first tackle of the game.
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But Page played on, undeterred.
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She has expressed happiness that all the media attention she is getting is bringing awareness to women’s rugby.
“It’s kind of sad”, she told BuzzFeed, after explaining how little coverage women’s rugby gets by sports networks, and how NBC Sports only played their game in the background of another segment.
— Georgia Page (@geopage) June 6, 2015
But one thing is for certain, this Rugby War Goddess will keep going back on the field to continue kicking ass.
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