Millie Boyle
Millie Boyle (born 19 May 1998) is an Australian ex-rugby union and rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership. A in league and a flanker in union, Boyle is a dual-code international, having played for both the Australian Jillaroos and Australian Wallaroos. Background. Born in Cobargo, New South Wales, Boyle's father, David, and her uncle, Jason Croker, were professional rugby league players for the Canberra Raiders. Her brother, Morgan, and her cousin, Lachlan Croker, play for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Until the age of 12, she  played rugby league with boys. Playing career. Rugby union. When Boyle was at school, she began playing rugby union. In high school, she played for the Brumbies schoolgirls team. When Bond University Rugby Club offered her a playing position in the University rugby sevens league, she moved from her native Canberra to the Gold Coast. In the National Women's Rugby Championship, Boyle played for the Australian Capital Territory, making her debut in 2016. At the age of 19, she was called up to the Australia women's national rugby union team, known as the Wallaroos, for the 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. Boyle was the youngest player to be selected. She had impressed while playing for the team in the Four Nations tournament, which the Walleroos officials stated was the reason for her selection at the World Cup. In 2019, she played for the Queensland Reds Super Rugby team. Rugby league. In 2019, Boyle returned to rugby league, joining the Burleigh Bears in the South East Queensland women's division. In May 2019, she represented South East Queensland at the NRL Women's National Championships. On 21 June 2019, she made her debut for New South  Wales in their 14–4 win over Queensland. In July 2019, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Boyle made her debut for the Broncos in their 14–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 6 October 2019, she started at prop in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons. In October 2019, she represented Australia at the World Cup 9s tournament. On 25 October 2019, she made her Test debut for Australia in their 28–8 win over New Zealand. On 25 October 2020 , she started at prop in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. Controversy. On 26 August 2021, Boyle was sanctioned by the NRL after an alleged incident with Canterbury-Bankstown player Adam Elliott. Boyle was alleged to have met Elliott at a Gold Coast restaurant where the pair entered the men's toilet and started kissing with Elliott then removing his shirt. They were then told by employees of the Gold Coast restaurant to leave the premises. Boyle was issued a warning by the NRL for her conduct at the restaurant and was given education and training  regarding the obligations of NRL and NRLW players in public. Elliott was fined $10,000 for bringing the game into disrepute and failing to comply with biosecurity protocols.