Karina Brown
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| Born |
9 March 1989 Warragul, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (10 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 September 2018 Source: [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karina Brown (born 9 March 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a winger, she is the current captain of Queensland and an Australian international.[2]
Playing career
In 2012, Brown founded the Burleigh Bears women's side, winning premierships with them in 2012 and 2013. In 2017, she helped start the Easts Tigers women's side.[3]
On 2 December 2017, she started on the wing in Australia's 23–16 win over New Zealand in the 2017 World Cup Final.
On 17 June 2018, Brown signed for the Sydney Roosters as one of their 15 marquee signings.[4]
On 22 June 2018, Brown captained Queensland in the inaugural Women's State of Origin, scoring her side's only two tries in their 16–10 loss to New South Wales.[5]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership, Brown made her debut for the Sydney Roosters, starting on the wing in their 10–4 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.nrl.com/players/holden-womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/karina-brown/
- ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/injured-queensland-captain-karina-brown-hopeful-of-playing-nrl-womens/news-story/b68f1aa8870128f48a7ad6cd3ee9b128
- ↑ "Gold Coast Bulletin". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2018/06/17/roosters-announce-nrlw-marquee-signings/
- ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/injured-queensland-captain-karina-brown-hopeful-of-playing-nrl-womens/news-story/b68f1aa8870128f48a7ad6cd3ee9b128
- ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/04/roosters-v-warriors-nrlw-round-1-preview/