Curtis Browning (born 30 October 1993) is an

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professional

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footballer. He currently plays in the French

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competition but started his professional career with the

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in . His usual position is loose forward.

Early life

Browning was born in

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, Australia. His grandfather,

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, was a 1960s Wallaby centre and National Director of Coaching. He attended Brisbane State High School where he was school captain and was selected for the

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rugby team for three years in a row from 2009 to 2011.

Rugby career

Browning played for

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

in their Queensland Premier Rugby Hospital Cup victory in 2012. He was selected for the Australian U-20 team to play in the

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s in 2012 and 2013, captaining the team in 2013. At the annual John Eales Medal awards, he was named the Australian Under-20s Player of the Year for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, Browning joined the

College Squad and made his Super Rugby debut from the bench against the Bulls in March of that year. He signed a two-year main squad contract with the Reds in May 2013.

Super Rugby statistics

Reference list

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