Amelia Kuk

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Amelia Kuk
Personal information
Born (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 28)
Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Brisbane Broncos 20000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–18 Queensland 30000
2017 Women's All Stars 10000
2017 Australia 10000
2017–19 Papua New Guinea 50000
Source: RLP
As of 22 October 2020

Amelia Kuk (born 22 July 1995) is a Papua New Guinean-Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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A centre or winger, she has represented Papua New Guinea, Australia and Queensland.

Background

Kuk was born in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. In 2008, she moved with her family to Perth, Western Australia and later to Brisbane, Queensland. [1]

Playing career

Originally a rugby sevens player, representing Papua New Guinea in the sport, Kuk began playing rugby league in 2016 for the Souths Logan Magpies. [2] Later that year, she represented Queensland in a 4–8 loss to New South Wales. [3]

On 23 September 2017, she made her Test debut for Australia in a 42–4 win over Papua New Guinea. [4] In November 2017, she represented Papua New Guinea at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. [5]

In June 2018, she represented South East Queensland at Women's National Championships. [6] On 24 July 2018, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. [7]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Broncos' 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September 2018, she started on the wing in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. [8]

In 2020, she played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the inaugural QRL Women's Premiership. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kuk's PNG Homecoming". Queensland Times. 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "A Set Of Six With: Amelia Kuk". Souths Logan Magpies. 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rapid rise for Amelia Kuk". QRL. 5 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jillaroos' historic PNG visit a vehicle for change". NRL. 19 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kuk: Sport can change mindsets on women". The Women's Game. 1 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Broncos and Oil Search PNG Orchids announce historic partnership". Brisbane Broncos. 24 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "NRL women's grand final 1-17 player profiles". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nursing on frontline Kuk's priority over playing in backline for now". NRL. 30 April 2020.
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