Tania Naden (born 20 February 1992) is an Australian

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player. She represents

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at an international level, and plays for the

Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005 to 2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inh ...

in the

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competition. With her touch and rugby sevens background, she stands out with her blistering pace and skill.

Rugby career

Naden first played rugby in 2017, she was asked by a friend to play for a local team in Canberra and was hooked from first game.

2018–22

Naden has been with the Brumbies since the inaugural Super W season in 2018. She spent the 2021 season recovering from an

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she received the year before. She made her first starting appearance in the second round of the 2022 season against the

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels were an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria that competed in the Super Rugby competition. The Rebels made their debut in SANZAAR, SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. T ...

. In 2022, Naden played for the Australian Barbarians team against

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, in the latter's Australian tour. She was named in the Wallaroos squad for the

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. She was named on the bench following Ashley Masters suspension and made her international debut against

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at the World Cup.

2023–24

Naden was selected again in the Wallaroos side for the

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, and the O'Reilly Cup. In 2024, she scored a hat-trick for the

against the

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in round five of the regular season.

References

External links

Wallaroos Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naden, Tania 1992 births Living people Australia women's international rugby union players Australian female rugby union players Rugby union players from Canberra Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory People educated at Erindale College