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Tyler Birch

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Tyler Birch
Personal information
Born (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)
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

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.

Background

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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

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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

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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

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  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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