Ali Brigginshaw

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 for Ipswich Brothers in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Ali Brigginshaw
Personal information
Born (1989-12-01) December 1, 1989
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (10 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Brisbane Broncos 12 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–20 Queensland 10 1 2 0 8
2009–19 Australia 15 5 15 0 50
2011–17 Women's All Stars 6 0 0 0 0
2019 Australia 9s 4 2 3 0 16
As of 3 December 2020
Source: RLP

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]

In May 2018, she represented South East Queensland at the first ever Women's National Championships. [8]

In June 2018, 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 2018, she captained the Broncos' in their 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

In May 2019, she once again represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[11] On 6 October 2019, 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]

In 2020, Brigginshaw joined Ipswich Brothers for the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.[14] On 25 October 2020, she started at lock in the Broncos' 20–10 NRLW Grand Final win over the Roosters.[15]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Team

References
  1. "Sugar, spice and all things football". Ipswich First. 23 February 2018.
  2. "Ai Brigginshaw". NRL.
  3. "Superb comeback: Ipswich's Ali eyes World Cup return". Queensland Times. 2 December 2016.
  4. "Ipswich star putting on clinic at world cup". News-Mail.com.au. 24 November 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "'If Queensland Lose I'll Give It Away'". NSWRL. 18 July 2016.
  7. Lems, David. "Take a bow Ali, you are the best". qt.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  9. "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. "Broncos Name NRL Women's Captains". Brisbane Broncos. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  12. "Kiss seals historic NRLW grand final". Queensland Times. 30 September 2018.
  13. "Back-to-back Broncos dominate in final frenzy". Queensland Times. 16 October 2019.
  14. "Brothers Ipswich star Brigginshaw to miss season". QRL. 26 February 2020.
  15. "Broncos star Ali Brigginshaw roasts Roosters over 'dirty' Instagram post that backfired". Fox Sports Australia. 26 October 2020.
  16. "2019 NRLW Presentation Ball award winners". Brisbane Broncos. 11 October 2019.
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