About Mieke Fortune
Lived 1977 – 2018 (aged 41). Mieke Fortune was a rugby union player.
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.
Fortune played ten tests for Australia between 1996 and 2002. She played club rugby for the University of Queensland and also represented Queensland.
After retiring from rugby, Fortune and her husband, Graham, moved to the Sunshine Coast and started a wholesale production nursery.
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Who was Mieke Fortune?
rugby player
When was Mieke Fortune born?
Mieke Fortune was born on 4 January 1977.
When did Mieke Fortune die?
Mieke Fortune died on 18 August 2018.
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Mieke Fortune was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mieke Fortune. https://biography.guide/mieke-fortune/
MLA: "Mieke Fortune." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mieke-fortune/.
Chicago: "Mieke Fortune." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mieke-fortune/.
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