Meg Ward

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Meg Ward
Personal information
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018– Brisbane Broncos 10318048
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 Australia 440016
2018–19 Queensland 20000
Source: RLP
As of 29 November 2020

Meg Ward (born 18 August 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a wing and centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.

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She is an Australian and Queensland representative and has won three premierships with the Broncos.

Background

Born in Gosford, Ward moved to Brisbane when she was two years old. [1]

Growing up, she played soccer and later rugby union. After joining the Australian Defence Force and moving to Darwin, she began playing rugby league for the Northern Sharks and Northern Territory Titans. [2]

Playing career

In 2017, Ward represented Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, scoring three tries in the tournament. [3]

2018

In June, Ward represented the ADF at the Women's National Championships. [4] On 14 June, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. [5]

On 22 June, Ward made her debut for Queensland, starting at centre in a 10–16 loss to New South Wales. [6]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September, she started at centre in the Broncos 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. [7]

2019

In May, she represented the ADF at the Women's National Championships. [8] On 21 June, she started on the wing for Queensland in their 4–14 loss to New South Wales. [9]

On 6 October, she started on the wing and kicked five goals in the Broncos 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons. She finished the 2019 season as the Broncos leading point scorer with 14. [10]

2020

On 25 October, Ward won her third NRLW premiership with the Broncos, kicking two goals in their 20–10 Grand Final win over the Roosters. She finished the season as the competition's top point scorer with 30. [11]

2021

In 2021, Ward joined the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meg Ward". Minerva Network.
  2. ↑ "Jillaroos ace Meg Ward stakes claim for Queensland Maroons selection". The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup player Meg Ward juggles footy and firefighting". ABC. 2 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Broncos Add More Elite Talent to NRLW". Brisbane Broncos. 14 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Line up confirmed: Harvey Norman Queensland Women". QRL. 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "NRLW Broncos Ins And Outs - Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 25 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Meg's out of the casualty Ward stronger than ever". NRL. 15 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Broncos Make Change For NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 6 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ward A Weapon With The Boot". Brisbane Broncos. 23 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Broader Game: Boyle's commitment a great sign". NRL. 8 April 2021.
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