Tyler Birch

Tyler Birch (born 30 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Tyler Birch
Personal information
Born (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995
Wellington, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Māori All Stars 1 1 0 0 4
Source: RLP
As of 1 December 2020

Background

Born in Wellington, Birch played rugby union before moving to Australia.[1] In Australia, she play rugby sevens for the University of Adelaide and Bond University.[2][3]

Playing career

In 2018, Birch joined the Burleigh Bears, starting on the wing in their 14–0 Grand Final win over the Wests Panthers.[4] On 15 February 2019, she started on the wing and scored a try for the Māori All Stars in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[5]

In May 2019, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[6]

2020

On 28 September, Birch joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, Birch made her debut for the Broncos, coming off the bench in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[8]

References
  1. "Burleigh Bears player Tyler Birch ready to put best foot forward at National Championships". Gold Coast Bulletin. 29 May 2019.
  2. "AON Uni 7s Series: Rnd 2 Preview". Green & Gold RUgby. 7 September 2017.
  3. "Bond on the up-and-up in Aon Uni 7s Series". Bond University Rugby. 20 September 2018.
  4. "Bears and Panthers meet in televised women's grand final". QRL. 10 August 2018.
  5. "NZ Maori women beat Indigenous All Stars". Canberra Times. 15 February 2019.
  6. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  7. "Broncos Bolster NRLW Squad with Four More Signings". Brisbane Broncos. 28 September 2020.
  8. "Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season". Brisbane Broncos. 29 September 2020.


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