Shanice Parker

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Shanice Parker
Parker in 2021
Personal information
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 28)
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Sydney Roosters 5 0 0 0 0
2022– Newcastle Knights 41 11 0 0 44
Total 46 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
2021 Māori All Stars 1 1 0 0 4
2022– New Zealand 10 2 0 0 8
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 NSW Waratahs 13 13 0 0 65
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Australia
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As of 7 October 2023

Shanice Parker (born 16 May 1998) is an Australian-New Zealand 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

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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.[4] Her mother, Danielle, represented Australia at the 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[5][6]

Playing career

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Rugby union

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In 2015, Parker represented Australia at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. In 2016, she was contracted to the Australian sevens team.[7]

In 2018, she moved to Sydney and joined the NSW Waratahs Super W team, winning Grand Finals with the team in 2018 and 2019.[4] In 2019, she made her international debut for Australia.[8][4]

Rugby league

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In 2018, Parker returned to rugby league, joining the North Sydney Bears NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[9]

In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.[10] In June 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.[11] 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.[12]

On 25 October 2020, Parker started on the wing in the Roosters' 10–20 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[13]

On 20 February 2021, she represented the Māori All Stars, scoring a try in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[14]

In June 2022, Parker signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[15] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[16]

On 2 October 2022, Parker played in the Knights' 32-12 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[17]

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

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