Tyler Birch (born 30 December 1995) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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and

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in the

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Background

Born in Wellington, Birch played

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before moving to Australia. In Australia, she played rugby sevens for the

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and

Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private university, private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, Queensland, Robina on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its opening on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teachi ...

Playing career

In 2018, Birch joined the

, starting on the in their 14–0 Grand Final win over the

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. On 15 February 2019, she started on the wing and scored a try for the

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in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars. In May 2019, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.

2020

On 28 September, Birch joined the

team. In Round 1 of the

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, Birch made her debut for the Broncos, coming off the bench in a 28–14 win over the

New Zealand Warriors The Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as the Aucklan ...

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profile
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