"My friends will be convinced I am crazy but I think rugby league has overtaken football as a passion for me, which is not something you say lightly if you are Brazilian," said Gil. "The thing I love most though is that I feel the sport is very honest. You have to put your whole body and mind into it or people can tell you are not committed."
Women's Rugby League: Brazilian Gil Marconi chooses rugby over soccer
Gil Marconi and Johnathan Thurston Source: personal archive
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Rugby player Gil Marconi (pictured here with her favourite NRL player, Johnathan Thurston) talks to SBS Portuguese about her love of rugby, joining the West Brisbane Pink Panthers and what people say when she tells them she is a rugby player.
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