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.
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| Born | 7 August 1997 Kaitaia, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editEdwards-Bruce was born in Kaitaia, New Zealand and is of Māori descent.[2]
Playing career
editEarly years
editIn 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Rangimarie Edwards-Bruce - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Maori v Indigenous All Stars: Both sides 1-18 with no late changes". National Rugby League. 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Live: Women's National Championship". Queensland Rugby League. 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Future in focus in Female Performance senior squad". Queensland Rugby League. 2 December 2019.
- ^ ELKERTON, MATTHEW (13 August 2021). "REVEALED: North's Knights forging path for region in NRLW".
- ^ "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.