Tyler Birch

Tyler Birch (born 30 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Tyler Birch

Personal information
Born	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 29) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020– Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019 Māori All Stars 1 1 0 0 4
Source: RLP As of 1 December 2020

Background

Born in Wellington, Birch played rugby union before moving to Australia.^[1] In Australia, she played rugby sevens for the University of Adelaide and Bond University.^[2][3]

Playing career

In 2018, Birch joined the Burleigh Bears, starting on the wing in their 14–0 Grand Final win over the Wests Panthers.^[4] On 15 February 2019, she started on the wing and scored a try for the Māori All Stars in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.^[5]

In May 2019, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.^[6]

2020

On 28 September, Birch joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.^[7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, Birch made her debut for the Broncos, coming off the bench in a 28–14 win over the New Zealand Warriors.^[8]