Tazmin Gray (born 4 August 1995) is an Australian
rugby league
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footballer who plays for the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
in the
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
and the
Burleigh Bears
The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Gold Coast, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup.
Since their admission to the competition in 1997, the ...
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 ...
.
Primarily a er, she has represented
Australia
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and
Queensland
)
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, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
and won an
NRL Women's Premiership
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with the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...
.
Background
Born in
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
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, Gray played her junior rugby league for the
Tugun Seahawks
The Tugun Seahawks are a rugby league club based in the Gold Coast suburb of Tugun. Their home ground (Betty Diamond Complex) is adjacent to Gold Coast Airport and their colours are Blue & White.
The Seahawks' first season in the Gold Coast R ...
and
Currumbin Eagles
Formed in 1976 as the Currumbin Football Club, the Currumbin Eagles compete in both the junior and senior Gold Coast Rugby League competitions.
The club is based at the Merv Craig Sporting Complex in Currumbin Waters, Queensland and the club's G ...
and attended
Palm Beach Currumbin State High School
Palm Beach Currumbin State High School (PBC High School or PBC) is an independent co-educational public school (government funded), in the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. PBC is Queensland's southernmost coastal High sch ...
.
Her brother,
Jordan Rapana
Jordan Rapana (born 15 August 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. He has played for the New Zealand Māori, New Zealand and the Cook Islands at international level.
He previou ...
, is a professional rugby league player who has represented
New Zealand
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and the
Cook Islands
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.
Playing career
In 2016, Gray began playing
rugby league
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for the
Burleigh Bears
The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Gold Coast, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup.
Since their admission to the competition in 1997, the ...
. In June 2016, she made her debut for
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
in their 4–8 loss to New South Wales.
On 10 February 2017, she started at for the
Women's All Stars in their 4–14 loss to the
Indigenous All Stars.
2018
In June, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. In July, she joined the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
team.
In Round 1 of the
2018 NRL Women's season
The 2018 NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) was the first season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Only two of the four sides, the Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors, took part in pre-season trial games. T ...
, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 4–10 loss to the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
. On 30 September, she started at in the Roosters' Grand Final loss to the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...
, scoring a try.
On 13 October, she made her international debut for
Australia
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, starting at and scoring a try in a 26–24 win over
New Zealand
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.
2019
On 15 February, she represented the
Māori All Stars
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.
In May, Gray represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. In July, she signed with the
Brisbane Broncos
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NRLW team.
On 6 October, she started at in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the
St George Illawarra Dragons
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. That day, Gray and her brother
Jordan
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, became the first brother and sister to play on
NRL Grand Final
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day when Rapana played for the
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...
in the
2019 NRL Grand Final
The 2019 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2019 National Rugby League season and was played at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between defending premiers the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra Ra ...
.
2020
On 18 September, Gray joined the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
for the
2020 NRL Women's season
The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Regular season
The season operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2020 NR ...
. In Round 1 of the
2020 NRL Women's season
The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Regular season
The season operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2020 NR ...
, she made her debut for the Warriors in a loss to the Broncos, becoming the first person to play for three NRLW teams.
On 13 November, Gray started at for Queensland in their 24–18
State of Origin
A State of Origin competition is a type of sporting event between players representing their state or territory. State of Origin began in Australian rules football on 8 October 1977 between Western Australia (WA) and Victoria, at Subiaco Oval ...
win over New South Wales.
2021
On 20 February, Gray represented the
Māori All Stars
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
in their 24–0 win over the
Indigenous All Stars.
During 2021, Gray signed with the Gold Coast Titans, one of three new NRLW franchises. In doing so she became the first player in the NRLW to play for four different clubs, and in four consecutive seasons.
References
External links
New Zealand Warriors profile
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1995 births
Living people
Australian people of Māori descent
Australian people of Cook Island descent
Australian sportspeople of Polynesian descent
Australian female rugby league players
Australia women's national rugby league team players
Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
Rugby league players from Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Rugby league second-rows
Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players
New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players