Bree-Anna Cheatham
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| Date of birth | 29 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toowoomba, QLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bree-Anna Browne (née Cheatham; born 29 March 1997) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays for Australia at an international level, and for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition.[1]
Early career
[edit]Browne first started playing Rugby League with the Atherton Roosters U6 Team in 2005, then moved to Brisbane and played Oztag until her senior year in High School. She played 7s for St Joseph's College.
At 16 years Browne played for Western Districts Rugby Football club, Senior Women's team in 2013–14. She returned to Wests in 2016 and captained the Team in their last Grand Final appearance in 2019. For the 2025 season, she will be representing Brothers.
At 17 She joined the Australian Army and at her first ADF Rugby Championship represented the Army in a clean sweep. It was her first player of the Tournament Award (Twice). From then, she has been a regular selection in the ADF Team, and has toured Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand and the UK.
Rugby career
[edit]Browne was a member of the victorious Super 10s team which beat NSW in the final at Suncorp in 2018. She was selected for the Rebels in 2019 and then the Queensland Reds Super W since 2020, having played in two Super W AU finals and winning best Queensland Reds forward in 2022. Having missed the 2024 season due to injury, she has been selected in the 2025 Squad and is expected to play her first game since the Wallaroos versus Wales Test in 2023.
Browne was selected and played for Australia A in 2019 in Fiji, after which she was selected the Australian Wallaroos Squad. She missed the entire 2024 Super W season due to injury.[2] She was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in June, but didn't get to run out onto the field.[2][3] She was later selected for the Wallaroos squad for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup later that year in August.[4][5] She made her international debut against New Zealand on 20 August 2022. She was named player of the match by her peers.[1][6]
She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8] In 2024, she was ruled out for the Super Rugby Women's season due to a knee injury.[9] She is a contracted member of both the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallaroos and is expected to make her return to pitch in 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Worthington, Sam (19 August 2022). "Coach axes ex-captain in 'toughest call' of career". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Wallaroos up for Kiwi rugby Test challenge". au.sports.yahoo.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". Mandurah Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 August 2022). "Wallaroos confirm squad for O'Reilly Cup". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Wallaroos out to end 20-Test losing streak against Black Ferns". www.rugbypass.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (17 August 2022). "Wallaroos confirm side for O'Reilly Cup opener against Black Ferns". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 20 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.
- ^ "Queensland Reds 2024 Super Rugby Women's squad announced". reds.rugby. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.