Teagan Berry (born 20 May 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and for the Illawarra Steelers in the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership.

Background

Raised in Oak Flats, New South Wales, Teagan attended Oak Flats Primary and High school. Teagan has a twin sister Olivia and an older brother Jackson. Berry began playing rugby league in 2018 for the Shellharbour Stingrays.

Playing career

In 2019, Berry joined the Illawarra Steelers

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side, scoring two tries in their 24–12 Grand Final win over the Newcastle Knights. On 21 June 2019, she started on the for New South Wales under-18, scoring two tries in a 24–4 win over Queensland.

2020

In 2020, Berry began the season playing for the Steelers in the

. On 24 September, Berry joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 3 of the

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, she made her debut for the Dragons, scoring a try and kicking a goal in a 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.

2021

Berry was a part of the Dragons side that made the delayed 2021 NRLW Grand Final, in the 16-4 defeat to the Sydney Roosters.

2023

Berry was selected in the extended NSW squad for Game 1 of Women's State of Origin. Teagan Berry was named as the new fullback for the Dragons in 2023, following the departure of 2021 Dally M Winner and Olympic Gold Medallist Emma Tonegato. Currently, Berry is the outright leading Tryscorer of all time in NRLW history with 21 tries in just 23 games. In Round 6 of the 2023 season, Berry became the third NRLW player to score four tries in a match. Berry was named at fullback for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII team to play Papua New Guinea in the annual fixture in Port Moresby in September.

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Teagan 2002 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Rugby league wingers St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players People from Shellharbour Sportswomen from New South Wales