Teagan Berry
Teagan Berry (born 20 May 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | 20 May 2002|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 1 December 2020 Source: NRL |
Background
Born and raised in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Berry began playing rugby league in 2018 for the Shellharbour Stingrays.[1]
Playing career
In 2019, Berry joined the Illawarra Steelers Tarsha Gale Cup side, scoring two tries in their 24–12 Grand Final win over the Newcastle Knights.[2] On 21 June 2019, she started on the wing for New South Wales under-18, scoring two tries in a 24–4 win over Queensland.[3]
2020
In 2020, Berry began the season playing for the Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup.[4] On 24 September, Berry joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[5]
In Round 3 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, scoring a try and kicking a goal in a 10–22 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.[6][7]
References
- "Dragons schoolgirl Teagan Berry one of fastest in NRL or NRLW". The Daily Telegraph. 16 October 2020.
- "Illawarra win the Tarsha Gale Cup". NSWRL. 4 May 2019.
- "NSW Under 18s make history with commanding win". NSWRL. 21 June 2019.
- "NSWRL U18 Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 4 February 2020.
- "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020.
- "Teagan's Berry swift progression to NRLW". St George Illawarra Dragons. 16 October 2020.
- "NRLW late mail: Round 3 v Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. 17 October 2020.