Curtis Browning
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| Browning at the launch of the 2014 NRC | |||
| Full name | Curtis Browning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loose Forward | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014- | Brisbane City | 6 | (10) |
| correct as of 1 December 2014. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– | Reds | 30 | (5) |
| correct as of 8 June 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–13 2009–11 |
Australia U-20 Australian Schoolboys |
9 10 |
(10) |
| correct as of 30 September 2013. | |||
Curtis Browning (born 30 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and his usual position is loose forward.
Early life
Browning was born in Brisbane, Australia. His grandfather, Dick Marks, was a 1960s Wallaby centre.[1] He attended Brisbane State High School where he was school captain and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team for three years in a row from 2009 to 2011.[2]
Rugby career
Browning played for University of Queensland in their Queensland Premier Rugby Hospital Cup victory in 2012.[3] He was selected for the Australian U-20 team to play in the IRB Junior World Championships in 2012 and 2013, captaining the team in 2013.[4]
At the annual John Eales Medal awards, he was named the Australian Under-20s Player of the Year for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013.[5] In 2013, Browning joined the Queensland Reds College Squad and made his Super Rugby debut from the bench against the Bulls in March of that year.[6] He signed a two-year main squad contract with the Reds in May 2013.[1]
Reference list
- 1 2 Tucker, Jim (3 May 2013). "Curtis Browning pledges future to Reds". Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Queenslander Browning leads Australian Schoolboys to victory over Kiwis". redsrugby.com.au. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "University win 2012 Hospital Cup". redsrugby.com.au. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (18 April 2013). "Reds flanker Curtis Browning to captain Australian Under-20s". Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Robinson, Georgina (25 October 2013). "Michael Hooper wins 2013 John Eales Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Curtis Browning Reds Player Profile 2013". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 Feb 2013.
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