Rebecca Young (rugby) explained

Rebecca Young
Birth Date:1981 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height:168cm (66inches)
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Year1start:2019
Appearances1:2
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Teama:Indigenous All Stars
Yearastart:2011
Yearaend:20
Appearancesa:8
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:New South Wales
Yearbstart:2011
Yearbend:18
Appearancesb:7
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Australia
Yearcstart:2011
Yearcend:17
Appearancesc:9
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Teamd:Prime Minister's XIII
Yeardstart:2018
Appearancesd:1
Triesd:0
Goalsd:0
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:0
Ru Position:Inside centre
Ru Teama:Australia
Ru Yearastart:2006
Source:RLP
Updated:30 November 2020

Rebecca Young (née Anderson; born 27 December 1981) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a, she is an Australian, New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII representative. In rugby union, she represented Australia at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Background

Young was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent. She is married to former Newcastle Knights player Michael Young.[1]

Playing career

Rugby union

Young played rugby union for Merewether Carlton from 1999 to 2011 and represented the New South Wales Country team.[2]

In 2006, she represented Australia at the Women's World Cup in Canada.[3] [4] She was named in the Wallaroos 22-player squad that toured New Zealand in October 2007.

Rugby league

In 2011, Young began playing in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League and for the Indigenous All Stars in the inaugural women's All Stars match.[5] Later that year, she made her Test debut for Australia against Samoa and represented New South Wales in their 0–26 loss to Queensland.[6]

In 2013, Young was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad, alongside her sister-in-laws Emma and Julie Young.[7] [8]

In 2017, Young was a member of Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad but did not play in the final.[9]

On 6 October 2018, she captained the Prime Minister's XIII in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[10]

On 1 July 2019, Young joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership squad.[11] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 12–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rebecca Young a top level footballer dedicated to building pathways for females. 12 February 2017. The Daily Telegraph.
  2. Web site: Cleals fitting finale. 9 July 2007. Central Western Daily.
  3. Web site: Wallaroos World Cup rugby squad named. 12 July 2006. Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: 2007-07-08 . Wallaroos name squad for tour of New Zealand . 2023-01-08 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. Web site: Indigenous pride fuels Rebecca's All Star fire. 15 February 2019. Ladies Who League.
  6. Web site: Indigenous women's All Stars captain, Rebecca Young, talks footy and family. 10 February 2017. SBS.
  7. Web site: Jillaroos set for World Cup. 17 June 2013. NRL.
  8. Web site: Siblings to share stage at indigenous festival in Newcastle. 1 February 2014. Issuu.
  9. Web site: Jillaroos Team Revealed. 15 November 2017. NSWRL.
  10. Web site: Young chosen as inaugural PMs XIII captain. 26 September 2018. The Women's Game.
  11. Web site: Roosters announce 2019 NRLW Squad. 1 July 2019. Sydney Roosters.
  12. Web site: NRLW Late Mail - Round 1. 14 September 2019. Sydney Roosters.