Tiana Davison
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| Born | 26 October 2000 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 26 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tiana Davison (born 26 October 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is second-row. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Background
[edit]Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, Davison played rugby union for the Clifton Rugby Club growing up.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 2017, Davison was selected in the New Zealand under-17 and under-18 girl's rugby sevens wider training group, to prepare for a development camp in Auckland.[4] By 2018, she was playing for the senior Clifton Rugby Club women's team and was a part of the winning New Zealand side at the Oceania under-18s Sevens Championship.[1][5] In 2019, she played for the Manawatu Rugby Union club in the Farah Palmer Cup, before joining the Taranaki Whio in 2020.[6] In November 2020, she was selected in the Red Bull Ignite7 sevens squad.[7]
2022
[edit]In 2022, Davison returned to the Clifton Rugby Club side in the Taranaki women's competition.[8] In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership for the 2022 season,[9] making the switch to rugby league, despite never having played a game in the sport before.[8] In round 3 of the 2022 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10]
2023
[edit]In 2023, Davison was a Premiership winner with the Newcastle Knights. On 15 December, Davison signed a one-year deal to play for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 season.[11]
2024
[edit]After playing 8 games for the Roosters, Davison signed a 3-year contract to return to the Newcastle Knights, starting in 2025.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tiana Davison". New Zealand Olympic Team. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Tiana Davison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Tiana Davison". Newcastle Knights.
- ^ "Women's 7's on the rise in Southland!". www.rugbysouthland.co.nz.
- ^ "Tiana Davison making big strides in rugby". College Sport Media.
- ^ "Taranaki Whio: PREVIEW 2020". allblacks.com.
- ^ "Exciting female talent named for Red Bull Ignite7". allblacks.com.
- ^ a b Andrews, Emma (19 June 2022). "Heart and soul get the gold at Taranaki women's premier rugby finals". Stuff.
- ^ "Knights confirm further 2022 NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "NRLW Squad Update: Three debutants named". Newcastle Knights. 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Tiana Davison and Jasmin Strange join Roosters NRLW squad". Sydney Roosters. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Knights secure key NRLW signatures". Newcastle Knights. 23 October 2024.