Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce

Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce
Personal information
Born (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Newcastle Knights 5 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 9 August 2022

Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce (born 7 August 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. Her position is second-row. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Edwards-Bruce was born in Kaitaia, New Zealand and is of Māori descent.[2]

Playing career

Early years

In 2018, Edwards-Bruce represented the Queensland Country team.[3] In 2019, she was selected as part of the Queensland Female Performance Program squad.[4] In 2021, she played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the BHP Premiership.[5] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[6]

2022

In February, Edwards-Bruce played for the Māori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars.[2] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[7] She played in 5 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ a b "Maori v Indigenous All Stars: Both sides 1-18 with no late changes". National Rugby League. 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Live: Women's National Championship". Queensland Rugby League. 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Future in focus in Female Performance senior squad". Queensland Rugby League. 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ ELKERTON, MATTHEW (13 August 2021). "REVEALED: North's Knights forging path for region in NRLW".
  6. ^ "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.