Shannon Mato (born 21 August 1998) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Sydney Bears in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played rugby union for the Queensland Reds and represented

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Background

Mato was born in Whangārei, New Zealand, where she played rugby league, before moving to

in 2011.

Playing career

Rugby union

In 2017, Mato represented Griffith University at the

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Uni 7s series. In 2018, she began playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition. In 2019, Mato her international debut for

against Japan.

Rugby league

In 2020, Mato joined the Wests Panthers in the Holcim Cup. On 27 September 2020, she joined the

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in the NRL Women's Premiership. In Round 1 of the

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, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors#Women's team. On 25 October 2020, she started at prop in the Broncos' Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. On 13 November 2020, she made her debut for Queensland in the Women's State of Origin win over New South Wales. On 20 February 2021, she represented the

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in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.

Achievements and accolades

Team

* 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mato, Shannon 1998 births Living people Australian female rugby union players Australia women's international rugby union players Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players New Zealand Māori rugby league players Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Whangārei Rugby union players from Whangārei