Australia international rugby league footballer
Shenae Ciesiolka Born (1997-08-07 ) 7 August 1997 (age 27) Toowoomba , Queensland , AustraliaHeight 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight 65 kg (10 st 3 lb) Position Wing
Position Outside back
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As of 14 November 2022
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]
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