Piper Duck

Piper Duck (born 2 April 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays at Flanker for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super W competition and for Australia at an international level. She was part of the Australian side that competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup.

Piper Duck

Date of birth	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
School	McAuley Catholic Central School, Barker College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2020 – present Waratahs (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Australia 10 (0)

Rugby career

2019

Duck was selected for the Wallaroos A team and the Australian Youth Girls 7s team in 2019.^[1] She plays for Waratahs in the Super W competition and made her debut in the 2020 season against the Melbourne Rebels.^[2]

2022

On 6 May 2022, Duck made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Fiji.^[3][4][5] She also featured in their 10–12 loss to Japan.^[6] She was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.^[7]

Duck was called into the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.^[8][9] She was later selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.^[10][11]

2023

Duck became the youngest Wallaroos captain when she took over the role from Shannon Parry.^[12] She is expected to begin her captaincy against the Black Ferns in Redcliffe on 29 June.^[12][13]

She was named in the Wallaroos squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.^[14][15]