Brianna Clark

Brianna Clark
Personal information
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 New Zealand Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
2021 Gold Coast Titans 4 0 7 0 14
2022– Brisbane Broncos 17 2 3 0 2
Total 23 2 10 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2022– New Zealand 4 1 7 0 18
Source: RLP
As of 14 November 2022

Brianna Clark (born 25 May 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.

She is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Clark was raised in Sarina, Queensland and attended Sarina State High School.[1] Clark played soccer growing up, moving to the United States to play for Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa.[2][3]

Playing career

In 2017, Clark began playing rugby league for the Mackay Magpies.[4] In 2019, Clark joined the Wests Panthers in South East Queensland Women's Division 1, starting at lock in their Grand Final win over the Burleigh Bears.[5]

In May 2019, she represented Queensland Country at the Women's National Championships.[6] On 11 October 2019, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Fiji in Suva.[7]

2020

Clark began the 2020 season playing for Wests in the QRL Women's Premiership.[8] On 19 September, Clark joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, Clark made her debut for the Warriors in a 14–28 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[10]

On 26 October, Clark was named in the Queensland squad for the 2020 Women's State of Origin but did not play in their 24–18 win over New South Wales.[11]

2021

In 2021, Clark joined the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.[12]

2022

In October she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Young Marlins rapid rise". Gympie Times. 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Brianna Clark". Indian Hills CC.
  3. ^ "Development programs a big step in Clark's rise to top". QRL. 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Magpies' sporting best honoured". Daily Mercury. 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Panthers roar to claim maiden SEQW premiership". QRL. 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Australian Men's and Women's Prime Ministers XIII squads announced". Asia Pacific RL. 30 September 2019.
  8. ^ "QRL Women's BHP Premiership - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "New-look Warriors side for season opener". NZ Warriors. 29 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons squad named". QRL. 26 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Queensland Women's Origin extended training squad named". Asia Pacific RL. 20 April 2021.
  13. ^ Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.