Welcome to the Lionesses, Tamika Bull 🦁💙

We’re delighted to welcome Tamika Bull to the Manchester Swinton Lionesses — a gifted, hardworking, and determined young half back who is already making her mark in the women’s game.

Tamika arrives from Australia with an impressive rugby league pedigree. Currently representing the Newcastle Knights Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership and Central Charlestown, her journey showcases outstanding athleticism, leadership, and unwavering consistency.

Her talent has earned her selections with NSW Country, Gems Country, All Stars, the Indigenous Women’s Academy AIS, and progression through the Newcastle Knights pathways, including CRL Knights and Tarsha Gale as well as representing Australia in Tag Rugby. These achievements underline her ability and her relentless commitment to improvement.

With her sharp footwork, vision, and natural playmaking instincts, Tamika is a rising star with a huge future ahead. We’re proud she has chosen the Lionesses as the next stage of her development.

📣 Jason Harborow, Club Chair, said:

“Tamika represents exactly the type of player we want at the Lionesses — ambitious, driven, and committed to growing in a high-performance environment. Her journey so far has been outstanding, and we are excited to play a part in the next phase of her development. The recruitment of players of Tamika’s calibre reflects our long-term vision and ambition for women’s rugby league in Greater Manchester, and we’re delighted to welcome her into our family.”

📣 Head Coach John Whalley added:

“Firstly I would like to thank the foundation, club, Global 13 and Moxie Sports Management for making this happen.

I am really pleased to have Tamika onboard for 2026, she is an exciting talent with genuine playmaking ability and a strong rugby league IQ. She has the footwork, vision, and creativity that will add lots of value to our team. What impresses me most is her want to learn and develop. She’s a brilliant addition to our squad she is someone our players, staff, families will love having around and our fans will really enjoy watching her.”

📣 Tamika Bull said:

“I’m really grateful for the opportunity to join the Manchester Swinton Lionesses. From my first conversations with the club, I felt the ambition and the belief in what they’re building. I’m excited to challenge myself, keep developing my game, and contribute on and off the field. I can’t wait to get to England and get started.”

Welcome to Manchester Swinton Lionesses, Tamika.🦁💙