Rebecca Young (

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Anderson; born 27 December 1981) is an Australian

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and

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footballer who played for the

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in the

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. Primarily a , she is an

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, Indigenous All Stars and

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representative. In

, she represented

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at the

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Background

Young was born in

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and is of

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descent. She is married to former

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player

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Playing career

Rugby union

Young played rugby union for Merewether Carlton from 1999 to 2011 and represented the New South Wales Country team. In 2006, she represented Australia at the Women's World Cup in

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. She was named in the Wallaroos 22-player squad that toured New Zealand in October 2007.

Rugby league

In 2011, Young began playing in the

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and for the Indigenous All Stars in the inaugural women's All Stars match. Later that year, she made her Test debut for

against

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and represented

in their 0–26 loss to

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

. In 2013, Young was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad, alongside her sister-in-laws Emma and Julie Young. In 2017, Young was a member of Australia's

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-winning squad but did not play in the final. On 6 October 2018, she captained the

in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. On 1 July 2019, Young joined the

squad. In Round 1 of the

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, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 12–16 loss to the

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References

External links

NRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Rebecca 1981 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportswomen Australia women's international rugby union players Australia women's national rugby league team players Australian female rugby league players Australian female rugby union players Indigenous All Stars women players Indigenous Australian women rugby league players Prime Minister's XIII women players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby union players from Newcastle, New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players