Lauren Brown Explained

Lauren Brown
Birth Date:1995 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height:169cm (67inches)
Weight:69kg (152lb)
First:RU
Year1start:2020
Year1end:21
Appearances1:10
Tries1:1
Goals1:19
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:42
Year2start:2022
Year2end:present
Appearances2:16
Tries2:1
Goals2:18
Fieldgoals2:2
Points2:42
Teama:Queensland
Yearastart:2020
Yearaend:22
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:0
Goalsa:6
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:12
Teamc:Australia
Yearbstart:2022
Yearbend:present
Appearancesb:5
Triesb:0
Goalsb:30
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:60
Ru Position:Outside back
Ru Yearastart:2018
Ru Yearaend:20
Ru Appearancesa:5
Ru Triesa:1
Source:RLP
Updated:12 September 2023
Module:
Embed:yes
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:2012
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–14
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalteam1:Australia U-16
Pcupdate:5 December 2020

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 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 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 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

Brisbane Broncos – Winners2023 NRLW Grand Final: Gold Coast Titans - Runners Up

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Lockyer-obsessed dog walker ready to light up Origin. 11 November 2020. NRL.
  2. Web site: Australia register first win at AFC U16 Womens Championships. 1 December 2017. Matildas.
  3. Web site: Westfield Young Matildas (U17s) training camp squad. 20 May 2011. Matildas.
  4. Web site: Young players to step up for Roar Women. 17 November 2012. Brisbane Roar.
  5. Web site: Roar pinch win at the death. 27 November 2012. Brisbane Roar.
  6. Web site: W-League Preview: Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar. 4 January 2014. My Football.
  7. Web site: Lauren Brown. W-League Stats.
  8. Web site: Aussies to blood uni duo at Oceania Sevens. 6 November 2017. Rugby.com.au.
  9. Web site: Australian rugby sevens player Lauren Brown on her Aon Series switch from Griffith to Bond. 25 October 2018. Gold Coast Bulletin.
  10. Web site: Brown bolsters Bull Sharks' prospects ahead of AON 7s campaign. 12 September 2018. Bond University Rugby.
  11. Web site: Big-name trio to miss Kitakyushu Sevens. 17 April 2017. Rugby.com.au.
  12. Web site: From Burleigh Bears to Broncos. 28 September 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  13. Web site: Bears win Holcim Cup. 7 September 2020. Burleigh Bears.
  14. Web site: Aussie Sevens Star Among Latest NRLW Signings. 23 September 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  15. Web site: Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season. 29 September 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  16. Web site: Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final. 20 October 2020. Brisbane Broncos.
  17. Web site: Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues. 13 November 2020. ABC.

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