Lauren Brown

{{short description|Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer, and association footballer}}

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Lauren Brown (born 18 April 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the Gold Coast Titans Women 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/11/11/the-lockyer-obsessed-dog-walker-ready-to-light-up-origin/|title=The Lockyer-obsessed dog walker ready to light up Origin|date=11 November 2020|website=NRL}}

Playing career

=Soccer=

In 2011, Brown represented Australia at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, scoring one goal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/australia-register-first-win-afc-u16-womens-championships-0|title=Australia register first win at AFC U16 Womens Championships|date=1 December 2017|website=Matildas}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/westfield-young-matildas-u17s-training-camp-squad-0|title=Westfield Young Matildas (U17s) training camp squad|date=20 May 2011|website=Matildas}} In 2012, she played for the Brisbane before moving to the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 W-League season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/young-players-step-roar-women|title=Young players to step up for Roar Women|date=17 November 2012|website=Brisbane Roar}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/roar-pinch-win-death|title=Roar pinch win at the death|date=27 November 2012|website=Brisbane Roar}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/w-league-preview-newcastle-jets-v-brisbane-roar|title=W-League Preview: Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar|date=4 January 2014|website=My Football}}{{Cite web|url=http://aleaguestats.com/WLeague/W-League_25Players_372.html|title=Lauren Brown|website=W-League Stats}}

=Rugby sevens=

In 2017, Brown played for Griffith University at the Aon University Sevens and represented Australia at the Oceania Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/11/05/aussie-sevens-oceania-womens-team|title=Aussies to blood uni duo at Oceania Sevens|date=6 November 2017|website=Rugby.com.au}}

In 2018, she played for Bond University at the Aon University Sevens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/local-sport/australian-rugby-sevens-player-lauren-brown-on-her-aon-series-switch-from-griffith-to-bond/news-story/a5318b75535499cd1760a2f349142039|title=Australian rugby sevens player Lauren Brown on her Aon Series switch from Griffith to Bond|date=25 October 2018|website=Gold Coast Bulletin}}{{Cite web|url=https://rugby.bond.edu.au/news/62618/brown-bolsters-bull-sharks-prospects-ahead-aon-7s-campaign|title=Brown bolsters Bull Sharks' prospects ahead of AON 7s campaign|date=12 September 2018|website=Bond University Rugby}} In April 2018, she made her Rugby Sevens Series debut for Australia in Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/04/17/aussie-sevens-women-kitakyushu-team|title=Big-name trio to miss Kitakyushu Sevens|date=17 April 2017|website=Rugby.com.au}}

=Rugby league=

In 2020, Brown returned to rugby league, joining the Burleigh Bears.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2020/09/28/brown-from-burleigh-bears-to-broncos/|title=From Burleigh Bears to Broncos|date=28 September 2020|website=Brisbane Broncos}} On 5 September 2020, she started at {{rlp|fe}} and was named Player of the Match in Burleigh's Holcim Cup Grand Final win over the Souths Logan Magpies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.burleighbearsrlfc.com.au/2020/09/07/bears-win-holcim-cup/|title=Bears win Holcim Cup|date=7 September 2020|website=Burleigh Bears}}

On 23 September 2020, Brown joined the Brisbane Broncos Women NRL Women's Premiership squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2020/09/23/aussie-sevens-star-among-latest-nrlw-signings/|title=Aussie Sevens Star Among Latest NRLW Signings|date=23 September 2020|website=Brisbane Broncos}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2020/09/29/four-debut-as-broncos-open-nrlw-season/|title=Four Debut As Broncos Open NRLW Season|date=29 September 2020|website=Brisbane Broncos}} On 25 October 2020, she started at {{rlp|hk}} in the Broncos' 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2020/10/20/hall-returns-for-nrlw-grand-final/|title=Hall returns for NRLW Grand Final|date=20 October 2020|website=Brisbane Broncos}}

On 13 November 2020, Brown made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting at {{rlp|ce}} and kicking four goals in a 24–18 win over New South Wales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-13/womens-state-of-origin-queensland-maroons-beat-nsw-blues/12883072|title=Queensland Maroons beat NSW Blues|date=13 November 2020|website=ABC}}

On 1st of October 2023, she started at Half Back for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the Grand Final, losing to the Newcastle Knights Women 24-18