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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, Davison played rugby union for the Clifton Rugby Club growing up.[3]
Playing career
Early years
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
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
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
After playing 8 games for the Roosters, Davison signed a 3-year contract to return to the Newcastle Knights, starting in 2025.[12]
References
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