Curtis Browning

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Curtis Browning
Curtis Browning 2014.jpg
Browning at the launch of the 2014 NRC
Birth nameCurtis Browning
Date of birth (1993-10-30) 30 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
School Brisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−15 Brisbane City 6 (10)
2016−17 Lyon 12 (15)
2017–2018 Oyonnax 19 (10)
2018–. Colomiers 19 (5)
Correct as of 7 April 2020
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–16 Reds 35 (20)
Correct as of 21 July 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–13 Australia U-20 9 (10)
2009–11 Australian Schools 10
Correct as of 30 September 2013

Curtis Browning (born 30 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays in the French Pro D2 competition but started his professional career with the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby . His usual position is loose forward.

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Early life

Browning was born in Brisbane, Australia. His grandfather, Dick Marks, was a 1960s Wallaby centre and National Director of Coaching. [1] He attended Brisbane State High School where he was school captain and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team for three years in a row from 2009 to 2011. [2]

Rugby career

Browning played for University of Queensland in their Queensland Premier Rugby Hospital Cup victory in 2012. [3] He was selected for the Australian U-20 team to play in the IRB Junior World Championships in 2012 and 2013, captaining the team in 2013. [4]

At the annual John Eales Medal awards, he was named the Australian Under-20s Player of the Year for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. [5] In 2013, Browning joined the Queensland Reds College Squad and made his Super Rugby debut from the bench against the Bulls in March of that year. [6] He signed a two-year main squad contract with the Reds in May 2013. [1]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 27 July 2016 [7]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinTCPGDGPtsYCRC
2013 Reds 101290000000
2014 Reds 10644921000500
2015 Reds 9452960000000
2016 Reds 1510586630001500
Total352015168340002000

Reference list

  1. 1 2 Tucker, Jim (3 May 2013). "Curtis Browning pledges future to Reds". Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Queenslander Browning leads Australian Schoolboys to victory over Kiwis". redsrugby.com.au. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "University win 2012 Hospital Cup". redsrugby.com.au. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Jim (18 April 2013). "Reds flanker Curtis Browning to captain Australian Under-20s". Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Georgina (25 October 2013). "Michael Hooper wins 2013 John Eales Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Curtis Browning Reds Player Profile 2013". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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