Shenae Ciesiolka

Shenae Ciesiolka

Personal information
Born	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (10 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020– Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 0 48 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020–21 Queensland 5 0 0 0 0 2022– Australia 3 4 0 0 16
Rugby union
Position	Outside back
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–16 Australia 7s 5 1 0 0 5
Source: [1] As of 14 November 2022
Medals Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Shenae Ciesiolka (born 7 August 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Prior to switching to rugby league, she represented the Australia rugby sevens team.

Background

Ciesiolka was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and played rugby league, rugby union and touch football growing up. ^[2] In 2013, she represented the Australian under-18 touch team against New Zealand. ^[3]

Playing career

Rugby sevens

In 2014, Ciesiolka represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, winning a gold medal. ^[4] On 3 July 2015, she signed with the Australia sevens program. ^[5] In April 2016, she made her debut for Australia at the 2016 Canada Women's Sevens. ^[6]

After two years in the Australian program, Ciesiolka returned to Queensland, playing for the University of Queensland at the 2018 and 2019 Aon University Sevens series. ^[7]

Rugby league

In September 2020, Ciesiolka switched to rugby league, joining the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership squad. ^[8] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos, coming off the bench in an 18–4 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons. ^[9] On 25 October 2020, she started on the wing in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. ^[10]

On 13 November 2020, Ciesiolka made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting on the wing in their 24–18 win over New South Wales. ^[11]

In 2021, she joined the Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership, starting in the centres and scoring a try in their Grand Final loss to the Burleigh Bears. ^{[12] [13]} On 25 June 2021, she started on the wing for Queensland in their 8–6 win over New South Wales. ^[14]

Achievements and accolades

Team

• 2020 NRLW Grand Final : Brisbane Broncos – Winners

References

1. RLP
2. "Shenae soaking in her rapid rise to the Maroons". QRL. 3 November 2020.
3. "Ciesiolka pumped for Kiwis in Trans-Tasman series". Daily Mercury. 25 January 2013.
4. "Oakey athlete named in rugby sevens squad". Seniors News. 18 December 2013.
5. "Australian Women's Sevens program confirm double signing". Rugby.com.au. 3 July 2015.
6. "75% of Australian Women's Sevens squad for Langford drawn from Queensland pathway". Reds Rugby. 13 April 2016.
7. "Ciesiolka's star turn in AON Uni 7s". RUPA. 4 November 2019.
8. "NRLW Signings Tracker: Squads finalised ahead of third season". NRL. 30 September 2020.
9. "McGregor cleared to take on Dragons". Brisbane Broncos. 6 October 2020.
10. "Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final". Brisbane Broncos. 20 October 2020.
11. "Queensland Maroons squad named". QRL. 26 October 2020.
12. "Shenae Ciesiolka links with Valleys Diehards". The Chronicle. 9 December 2020.
13. "Burleigh claim epic grand final win against Diehards". qrl.com.au. 6 June 2021.
14. "Maroons v Sky Blues: Peters, Harden late call-ups; NSW 1-17". nrl.com. 25 June 2021.

External links

• Brisbane Broncos profile
• Rugby.com.au profile