Lauren Brown (rugby)
Lauren Brown (born 18 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. Before switching to rugby league, she played soccer for the Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets in the W-League and for Australia in rugby sevens. Background. Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Brown played rugby league growing up before having to give up the sport when she was 12, taking up soccer, touch football and surf lifesaving. Playing career. Soccer . In 2011, Brown represented Australia at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, scoring one goal. In 2012, she played for the Brisbane before moving to the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 W-League season. Rugby sevens. In 2017, Brown played for Griffith University at the Aon University Sevens and represented Australia at the Oceania Games. In 2018, she played for Bond University at the Aon University Sevens. In April 2018, she made her Rugby Sevens Series debut for Australia in Japan. Rugby league. In 2020, Brown returned to rugby league, joining the Burleigh Bears. On 5 September 2020, she  started at and was named Player of the Match in Burleigh's Holcim Cup Grand Final win over the Souths Logan Magpies. On 23 September 2020, Brown joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership squad. In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors. On 25 October 2020, she started at in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. On 13 November 2020, Brown made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting at and kicking four goals in  a 24–18 win over New South Wales.