Piper Duck

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Piper Duck
Date of birth (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
SchoolMcAuley Catholic Central School,
Barker College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 – present Waratahs (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Australia 10 (0)

Piper Duck (born 2 April 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays at Flanker for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition and for Australia at an international level. She was part of the Australian side that competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup.

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Rugby career

2019

Duck was selected for the Wallaroos A team and the Australian Youth Girls 7s team in 2019. [1] She plays for Waratahs in the Super W competition and made her debut in the 2020 season against the Melbourne Rebels. [2]

2022

On 6 May 2022, Duck made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Fiji. [3] [4] [5] She also featured in their 10–12 loss to Japan. [6] She was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. [7]

Duck was called into the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. [8] [9] She was later selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [10] [11]

2023

Duck became the youngest Wallaroos captain when she took over the role from Shannon Parry. [12] She is expected to begin her captaincy against the Black Ferns in Redcliffe on 29 June. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ McLaughlin, Jessica (5 November 2019). "Ducking into spotlight for young union star". Southern Cross. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Hanson, Jeff (21 February 2020). "Piper Duck celebrates Super W debut with win". Tumut and Adelong Times. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "15 Waratahs players named in Wallaroos team to face Fijiana". nsw.rugby. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Jim (6 May 2022). "Wallaroos win on emotional return amid tries, tears and debuts". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eleven Debutants named in Buildcorp Wallaroo's opening clash against Fijiana". oceania.rugby. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Tucker, Jim (10 May 2022). "Wasteful Wallaroos beaten by huge Japanese defensive effort". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. 1 2 Williamson, Nathan (16 May 2023). "Piper Duck set to become youngest ever Wallaroos captain". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Piper Duck announced as 2023 Wallaroos captain". wallaroos.rugby. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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