Lauren Brown (born 18 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 18 April 1995 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before switching to rugby league, she played soccer for the Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets in the W-League and for Australia in rugby sevens.
Background
editBorn on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Brown played rugby league growing up before having to give up the sport when she was 12, taking up soccer, touch football and surf lifesaving.[1]
Playing career
editSoccer
editIn 2011, Brown represented Australia at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, scoring one goal.[2][3] In 2012, she played for the Brisbane before moving to the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 W-League season.[4][5][6][7]
Rugby sevens
editIn 2017, Brown played for Griffith University at the Aon University Sevens and represented Australia at the Oceania Games.[8]
In 2018, she played for Bond University at the Aon University Sevens.[9][10] In April 2018, she made her Rugby Sevens Series debut for Australia in Japan.[11]
Rugby league
editIn 2020, Brown returned to rugby league, joining the Burleigh Bears.[12] On 5 September 2020, she started at five-eighth and was named Player of the Match in Burleigh's Holcim Cup Grand Final win over the Souths Logan Magpies.[13]
On 23 September 2020, Brown joined the Brisbane Broncos Women NRL Women's Premiership squad.[14] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[15] On 25 October 2020, she started at hooker in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.[16]
On 13 November 2020, Brown made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting at centre and kicking four goals in a 24–18 win over New South Wales.[17]
On 1st of October 2023, she started at Half Back for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the Grand Final, losing to the Newcastle Knights Women 24-18
Achievements and accolades
editTeam
edit- 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
2023 NRLW Grand Final: Gold Coast Titans - Runners Up
References
edit- ^ "The Lockyer-obsessed dog walker ready to light up Origin". NRL. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Australia register first win at AFC U16 Womens Championships". Matildas. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Westfield Young Matildas (U17s) training camp squad". Matildas. 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Young players to step up for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Roar pinch win at the death". Brisbane Roar. 27 November 2012.
- ^ "W-League Preview: Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar". My Football. 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Lauren Brown". W-League Stats.
- ^ "Aussies to blood uni duo at Oceania Sevens". Rugby.com.au. 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Australian rugby sevens player Lauren Brown on her Aon Series switch from Griffith to Bond". Gold Coast Bulletin. 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Brown bolsters Bull Sharks' prospects ahead of AON 7s campaign". Bond University Rugby. 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Big-name trio to miss Kitakyushu Sevens". Rugby.com.au. 17 April 2017.
- ^ "From Burleigh Bears to Broncos". Brisbane Broncos. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Bears win Holcim Cup". Burleigh Bears. 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Aussie Sevens Star Among Latest NRLW Signings". Brisbane Broncos. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season". Brisbane Broncos. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues". ABC. 13 November 2020.