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| Born | 25 May 1995 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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]
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]
In 2021, Clark joined the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership. [12]
In October she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England. [13]