Ali Brigginshaw
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Born | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | 1 December 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 December 2020 Source: RLP |
Ali Brigginshaw (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a halfback, she is the captain of the Broncos, Australia and Queensland.
Background[]
Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Brigginshaw played her junior rugby league for the North Ipswich Tigers but was forced to give up the sport when she was 12.[1]
Playing career[]
In 2009, Brigginshaw returned to rugby league, playing for the Souths Logan Magpies. That year, she made her representative debuts for Australia and Queensland.[2][3]
In 2013, Brigginshaw was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad, starting at five-eighth in the final against New Zealand.[4]
In 2015, Brigginshaw broke her right fibula in three places. During her recovery she took up Muay Thai and boxing, becoming a national champion and the Australian Golden Gloves Novice A champion in the 69 kg category.[5] In 2016, she returned from injury and played in Queensland 4–8 loss to New South Wales.[6]
On 2 December 2017, she started at five-eighth and was named Player of the Match in Australia's 23–16 Women's World Cup Final win over New Zealand. [7]
2018[]
In May , she represented South East Queensland at the first ever Women's National Championships. [8] In June, Brigginshaw, along with Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] In August, she was named captain of the side.[10]
On 30 September, she captained the Broncos' in their 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.
2019[]
In May, she once again represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[11] On 6 October, she captained the Broncos to their second NRL Women's Premiership after they defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 30–6 in the Grand Final.[12][13]
2020[]
In 2020, Brigginshaw joined Ipswich Brothers for the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.[14]
On 19 October, she won the Dally M Medal for female Player of the Year.[15] On 25 October, she started at lock in the Broncos' 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Roosters.[16]
2021[]
In 2021, Brigginshaw joined Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership.[17]
Achievements and accolades[]
Individual[]
- Dally M Medal: 2020
- Brisbane Broncos Player of the Year: 2019[18]
- Brisbane Broncos Best Back: 2019
Team[]
- 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup: Australia – Winners
- 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup: Australia – Winners
- 2018 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
- 2019 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
- 2020 NRLW Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos – Winners
Personal life[]
Brigginshaw proposed to her partner Kate Daly in December 2019[19] and the couple got married a year later, on December 30, 2020.[20]
References[]
- ^ "Sugar, spice and all things football". Ipswich First. 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Ai Brigginshaw". NRL.
- ^ "Superb comeback: Ipswich's Ali eyes World Cup return". Queensland Times. 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich star putting on clinic at world cup". News-Mail.com.au. 24 November 2017.
- ^ Buckley, James (18 November 2017). "Women's league World Cup: Meet Ali Brigginshaw, Jillaroos' national boxing champion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "'If Queensland Lose I'll Give It Away'". NSWRL. 18 July 2016.
- ^ Lems, David. "Take a bow Ali, you are the best". qt.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Broncos Name NRL Women's Captains". Brisbane Broncos. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Kiss seals historic NRLW grand final". Queensland Times. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Back-to-back Broncos dominate in final frenzy". Queensland Times. 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Brothers Ipswich star Brigginshaw to miss season". QRL. 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Brilliant Bronco Brigginshaw wins Dally M female player of the year". NRL. 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Broncos star Ali Brigginshaw roasts Roosters over 'dirty' Instagram post that backfired". Fox Sports Australia. 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Ali a diehard for league, Ipswich". Local Ipswich News. 5 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 NRLW Presentation Ball award winners". Brisbane Broncos. 11 October 2019.
- ^ Price, Amy (8 December 2019). "Rugby league star's shock proposal at 30th birthday party". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Hirst, Jordan (5 January 2021). "Brisbane NRLW star Ali Brigginshaw marries partner Kate Daly". QNews. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australia women's national rugby league team players
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australian Muay Thai practitioners
- Australian women boxers
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
- Female Muay Thai practitioners
- Rugby league players from Ipswich, Queensland