Meg Ward (born 18 August 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Valleys Diehards in the

QRL Women's Premiership The QRL Women's Premiership, known as the BMD Premiership due to sponsorship from BMD Group, is the top level of women's rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Run by the Queensland Rugby League, the competition is Queensland's first s ...

. She is an Australian and Queensland representative and has won three premierships with the Broncos.

Background

Born in Gosford, Ward moved to Brisbane when she was two years old. Growing up, she played

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and later rugby union. After joining the

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and moving to

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, she began playing rugby league for the

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and Northern Territory Titans.

Playing career

In 2017, Ward represented

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at the

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, scoring three tries in the tournament.

2018

In June, Ward represented the ADF at the Women's National Championships. On 14 June, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. On 22 June, Ward made her debut for Queensland, starting at in a 10–16 loss to New South Wales. In Round 1 of the

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, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September, she started at in the Broncos 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

2019

In May, she represented the ADF at the Women's National Championships. On 21 June, she started on the wing for Queensland in their 4–14 loss to New South Wales. On 6 October, she started on the wing and kicked five goals in the Broncos 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons. She finished the 2019 season as the Broncos leading point scorer with 14.

2020

On 25 October, Ward won her third NRLW premiership with the Broncos, kicking two goals in their 20–10 Grand Final win over the Roosters. She finished the season as the competition's top point scorer with 30.

2021

In 2021, Ward joined the Valleys Diehards in the

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Meg 1994 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Australia women's national rugby league team players Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland