Piper Duck
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| Born | 2 April 2001 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | McAuley Catholic Central School, Barker College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 competed at the 2022 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Rugby career
[edit]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]
On 6 May 2022, she 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]
In 2023, she 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 2023.[12][13]
She was named in the Wallaroos squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ↑ McLaughlin, Jessica (5 November 2019). "Ducking into spotlight for young union star". Southern Cross. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ Hanson, Jeff (21 February 2020). "Piper Duck celebrates Super W debut with win". Tumut and Adelong Times. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "15 Waratahs players named in Wallaroos team to face Fijiana". nsw.rugby. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (6 May 2022). "Wallaroos win on emotional return amid tries, tears and debuts". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "Eleven Debutants named in Buildcorp Wallaroo's opening clash against Fijiana". oceania.rugby. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (10 May 2022). "Wasteful Wallaroos beaten by huge Japanese defensive effort". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- 1 2 Williamson, Nathan (16 May 2023). "Piper Duck set to become youngest ever Wallaroos captain". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ "Piper Duck announced as 2023 Wallaroos captain". wallaroos.rugby. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ "Wallaroos announce squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby Australia. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Injury boosts as Australia names squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.