Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer, and association footballer
Lauren Brown Born (1995-04-18 ) 18 April 1995 (age 29) Gold Coast, Queensland , AustraliaHeight 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) Position Outside back
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2018–20
Australia 7s
5
1
Position Hooker , Wing , Centre
As of 12 September 2023
Lauren Brown (born 18 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership .
Before switching to rugby league, she played soccer for the Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets in the W-League and for Australia in rugby sevens .
Background
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland , Brown played rugby league growing up before having to give up the sport when she was 12, taking up soccer , touch football and surf lifesaving .[ 1]
Playing career
Soccer
In 2011, Brown represented Australia at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship , scoring one goal.[ 2] [ 3] In 2012, she played for the Brisbane before moving to the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 W-League season.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Rugby sevens
In 2017, Brown played for Griffith University at the Aon University Sevens and represented Australia at the Oceania Games.[ 8]
In 2018, she played for Bond University at the Aon University Sevens.[ 9] [ 10] In April 2018, she made her Rugby Sevens Series debut for Australia in Japan .[ 11]
Rugby league
In 2020, Brown returned to rugby league, joining the Burleigh Bears .[ 12] On 5 September 2020, she started at five-eighth and was named Player of the Match in Burleigh's Holcim Cup Grand Final win over the Souths Logan Magpies .[ 13]
On 23 September 2020, Brown joined the Brisbane Broncos Women NRL Women's Premiership squad.[ 14] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season , she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors .[ 15] On 25 October 2020, she started at hooker in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters .[ 16]
On 13 November 2020, Brown made her State of Origin debut for Queensland , starting at centre and kicking four goals in a 24–18 win over New South Wales .[ 17]
On 1st of October 2023, she started at Half Back for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the Grand Final, losing to the Newcastle Knights Women 24-18
Achievements and accolades
Team
2023 NRLW Grand Final: Gold Coast Titans - Runners Up
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