Tazmin Gray (born 4 August 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 4 August 1995 Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primarily a second-rower, she has represented Australia and Queensland and won an NRL Women's Premiership with the Brisbane Broncos.
Background
editBorn in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Gray played her junior rugby league for the Tugun Seahawks and Currumbin Eagles and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[1]
Her brother, Jordan Rapana, is a professional rugby league player who has represented New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
Playing career
editIn 2016, Gray began playing rugby league for the Burleigh Bears.[2] In June 2016, she made her debut for Queensland in their 4–8 loss to New South Wales.[3][4]
On 10 February 2017, she started at second-row for the Women's All Stars in their 4–14 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[5]
2018
editIn June, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[6] In July, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[7]
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 4–10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[8] On 30 September, she started at second-row in the Roosters' Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos, scoring a try.[9]
On 13 October, she made her international debut for Australia, starting at second-row and scoring a try in a 26–24 win over New Zealand.[10]
2019
editOn 15 February, she represented the Māori All Stars in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[11]
In May, Gray represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[12] In July, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRLW team.[13]
On 6 October, she started at second-row in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. That day, Gray and her brother Jordan, became the first brother and sister to play on NRL Grand Final day when Rapana played for the Canberra Raiders in the 2019 NRL Grand Final.[14]
2020
editOn 18 September, Gray joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2020 NRL Women's season.[15] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a loss to the Broncos, becoming the first person to play for three NRLW teams.[16]
On 13 November, Gray started at second-row for Queensland in their 24–18 State of Origin win over New South Wales.[17]
2021
editOn 20 February, Gray represented the Māori All Stars in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[18]
During 2021, she signed with the Gold Coast Titans, one of three new NRLW franchises. In doing so she became the first player in the NRLW to play for four different clubs, and in four consecutive seasons.
2023
editOn 1 June, Gray played in game 1 of the women's state of origin series in Queensland win 18–10, scoring a try, and again in the second and last game of the series in the QLD loss to NSW 18–14. She finished the series starting both games for Queensland and scored one try.
Gray returned to the Brisbane Broncos for her second stint and second year after three years away at two different clubs. She made her return match in round 1 of the NRLW season on 22 July in the Brisbane Broncos 36–18 loss against the Sydney Roosters. She finished her return year playing all ten games for the Broncos, including their elimination final loss against eventual premiers, Newcastle Knights. She scored four tries, her highest try scoring tally in any of her NRLW seasons.
2024
editGray earned another call up for the Queensland, starting at backrow for the first two games in the first women's three-game series.
References
edit- ^ "Tazmin Gray". Burleigh Bears.
- ^ "Stars including Tazmin Gray to spearhead Burleigh Bears' push to claim women's rugby league title". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Qld women ready to extend RL dominance". ESPN. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Women in League: Tazmin's story". QRL. 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's All Stars teams named". QRL. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Queensland forward Tazmin Gray to play for Sydney Roosters in NRL Women's Premiership". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 July 2018.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail - Round 1". Sydney Roosters. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Rapana deep end helps Gray get to NRLW grand final". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Rapana's sister Gray caps dream year with Jillaroos debut". NRL. 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Rapana's sister Tazmin Gray picked for Maori Ferns". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Tazmin Gray signing with the Brisbane Broncos". QRL. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Historic moment for Gray and Rapana forged in backyard". NRL. 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
- ^ "New-look Warriors side for season opener". NZ Warriors. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Women's Origin player ratings: Queensland Maroons". NRL. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.