Piper Simons
| Date of birth | 27 July 2005 | ||||||||||
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| School | Stella Maris College, Manly | ||||||||||
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Piper Simons (born 27 July 2005)[1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays as part of the Australia national rugby sevens team.
Early life and education
[edit]She has seven brothers. She attended Stella Maris College, Manly.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]She played rugby for Manly Mermaids and played as part of the Australia Schoolgirls Rugby League Team in 2022.[3][2]
In October 2024 she played for NSW Waratahs Women’s Sevens in the Next Gen Sevens.[4][5]
International career
[edit]She was a member of Australia's U18s Girls Sevens side that won the Global Youth Sevens title in Auckland in 2023.[6] That year, she was also part of the Australian Youth Commonwealth Games gold medal team in 2023, scoring two tries in the final against Canada.[7]
She made her debut for Australia national rugby sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in the 2024–25 SVNS series against Fiji.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Piper Simons". Commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b Lulham, Amanda (16 Dec 2022). "Australian World School Sevens Rugby player Piper Simons born to tackle thanks to seven brothers". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b Lulham, Amanda (11 August 2022). "NSW schoolgirls making Australian rugby league history, Litia Fusa, Piper Simons, Ally Bullman". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Morton, Finn (2 October 2024). "Olympian and rising star headline squads for Australia's Next Gen Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Morton, Finn (5 October 2024). "Rising stars shine bright in opening round of Australia's Next Gen Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (Dec 18, 2023). "Dominant Australia U18s Girls side blitz competition to take Global Youth Sevens title". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (Aug 9, 2023). "Aussie 7s blitz Youth Commonwealth Games competition to claim gold". Rugby.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (Nov 28, 2024). "Australia Sevens call up debutant Simons in hunt to cement Dubai dynasty". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Morton, Finn (2 December 2024). "Australia's Dubai Sevens ratings: Maddison Levi's near-perfect weekend". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 2 December 2024.