Mieke Fortune

Mieke Jane Fortune (née Gladwin; 4 January 1977 – 18 August 2018) was an Australian former rugby union player.

She made her test debut as a Lock for Australia in 1996 against the Black Ferns in Sydney.

[1] She competed for the Wallaroos at the 1998 and 2002 Rugby World Cup's.

[2][3] After retiring from rugby, Fortune and her husband, Graham, moved to the Sunshine Coast and started a wholesale production nursery.

[1] On 18 August 2018, Fortune died from breast cancer, she was honoured with a moment’s silence before the Wallaroos and Black Ferns first match for the O'Reilly Cup.