Tiana Davison Explained

Tiana Davison
Birth Date:2000 10, df=yes
Birth Place:New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand[1]
Height:174cm (69inches)
Weight:79kg (174lb)
Club1:Newcastle Knights
Year1start:2022
Year1end:23
Appearances1:8
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Club2:Sydney Roosters
Year2start:2024
Year2end:present
Appearances2:0
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Teama:New Zealand
Yearastart:2023
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Updated:9 November 2023
Source:[2]

Tiana Davison (born 26 October 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is . She previously played for the Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, Davison played rugby union for the Clifton Rugby Club growing up.[3]

Playing career

Early years

In 2017, Davison was selected in the New Zealand under-17 and under-18 girl's rugby sevens wider training group, to prepare for a development camp in Auckland.[4] By 2018, she was playing for the senior Clifton Rugby Club women's team and was a part of the winning New Zealand side at the Oceania under-18s Sevens Championship.[1] [5] In 2019, she played for the Manawatu Rugby Union club in the Farah Palmer Cup, before joining the Taranaki Whio in 2020.[6] In November 2020, she was selected in the Red Bull Ignite7 sevens squad.[7]

2022

In 2022, Davison returned to the Clifton Rugby Club side in the Taranaki women's competition.[8] In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership for the 2022 season,[9] making the switch to rugby league, despite never having played a game in the sport before.[8] In round 3 of the 2022 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10]

2023

In 2023, Davison was a Premiership winner with the Newcastle Knights. On 15 December 2023, Davison signed a one-year deal to play for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 season.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiana Davison. 18 June 2018. New Zealand Olympic Team.
  2. Web site: Tiana Davison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Web site: Tiana Davison. Newcastle Knights.
  4. Web site: Women's 7's on the rise in Southland!. www.rugbysouthland.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Tiana Davison making big strides in rugby. College Sport Media.
  6. Web site: Taranaki Whio: PREVIEW 2020. allblacks.com.
  7. Web site: Exciting female talent named for Red Bull Ignite7. allblacks.com.
  8. Web site: Heart and soul get the gold at Taranaki women's premier rugby finals. Emma. Andrews. 19 June 2022. Stuff.
  9. Web site: Knights confirm further 2022 NRLW signings. 9 June 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  10. Web site: NRLW Squad Update: Three debutants named. 3 September 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  11. Web site: Tiana Davison and Jasmin Strange join Roosters NRLW squad . Sydney Roosters . 15 December 2023 . 15 December 2023.

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