Shanice Parker
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| Born | 16 May 1998 Yangebup, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shanice Parker (born 16 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a winger or centre, she has represented Australia in rugby union and New Zealand in rugby league.[2] She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRLW and North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Background[edit]
Born in Yangebup, Western Australia, Parker grew up playing rugby league for the Willagee Bears.[3] She stopped playing league when she was 12 and began playing rugby union when she was 15. Her mother, Danielle, represented Australia at the 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[4]
Playing career[edit]
Rugby union[edit]
In 2015, Parker represented Australia at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. In 2016, she was contracted to the Australian sevens team.[5]
In 2018, she moved to Sydney and joined the NSW Waratahs Super W team, winning Grand Finals with the team in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, she represented Australia.[6]
Rugby league[edit]
In 2018, Parker returned to rugby league, joining the North Sydney Bears NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[7]
In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.[8] In June 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[9] In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 16–24 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10]
On 25 October 2020, Parker started on the wing in the Roosters' 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[11]
On 20 February 2021, she represented the Māori All Stars, scoring a try in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[12]
In June 2022, Parker signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[13] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[14]
On 2 October 2022, Parker played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[15]
In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Shanice Parker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Shanice Parker signs for Sydney Roosters". NRL WA. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Parker creating her own legacy with push out door from Mum". NRL. 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Shanice Parker". Wallaroos.
- ^ "Buildcorp Wallaroos squad named for massive 2019 campaign". rugby.com.au. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Team List - Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Team". North Sydney Bears. 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Harden & Smith added to Roosters 2019 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 26 June 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail - Round 3". Sydney Roosters. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail - Grand Final". Sydney Roosters. 25 October 2020.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Knights confirm further 2022 NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash". Newcastle Knights. 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.
External links[edit]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australian female rugby union players
- Australia women's international rugby union players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- New Zealand women's national rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Perth, Western Australia
- Rugby league centres
- Sportswomen from Western Australia
- Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players