Piper Duck
| 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 was part of the Australian side that competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
[edit | edit source]2019
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
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