Destiny Brill
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| Full name | Destiny Brill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 2003 New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Destiny Brill (born 10 June 2003) is an Samoan professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership.
She is a Queensland and Samoan representative and previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Sydney Roosters.
Background
[edit]Born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Brill grew up in Perth, Western Australia before moving to Brisbane as a teenager.[2] In Brisbane, she attended Marsden State High School and played junior rugby league for the Wests Panthers.[3][4] In Perth, she played for the South Perth Lions.[5]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]In 2020, Brill played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby Women's, debuting at the age of 16.[6] In 2021, she played in their Grand Final loss to New South Wales.[7]
Rugby league
[edit]2021
[edit]In 2021, Brill started the season playing for Wests Panthers in the QRL's Under-19s competition before moving up to the QRL Women's Premiership with the Valleys Diehards.[8]
On 25 June, she made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting at hooker and scoring the only try in their 8–6 win over New South Wales.[9]
2022
[edit]Brill joined the Gold Coast Titans for the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, making her NRLW debut in their Round 1 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10] At the end of the season, she was named the RLPA Rookie of the Year.[11]
After one season with the Titans, she moved to the Sydney Roosters, playing six games for them in the 2022 NRL Women's season.[12]
2023
[edit]On 2 April, Brill signed with the Brisbane Broncos, playing nine games and scoring three tries in the 2023 NRL Women's season.[13] In October, she made her Test debut for Samoa in their 26–12 win over Fiji.[14]
2024
[edit]In 2024, Brill played in the first two games of the State of Origin before missing the Game III decided due to a calf injury.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Destiny Brill – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Destiny Brill matching it with the boys training with Marsden SHS Langer Cup rugby league squad". Courier Mail. 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Hotshot: Reds back Destiny Brill". World Rugby. 13 November 2021.
- ^ "World First? Student & Teacher Play Together". Schools Rugby. 29 February 2020.
- ^ "NRL WA Under 16 Girls State Squad Announcement". NRL WA. 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Super W: Rising star's 'Brill-iant' performance in Reds' 104-3 thrashing of Rebels". Rugby.com.au. 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Reds rugby wondergirl Brill evokes memories of Queensland State of Origin great". Courier Mail. 4 July 2021.
- ^ "'Little Wombat' Brill earns new nickname". The Senior. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "'It was an unreal experience' – Brill". QRL. 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Destiny part of Titans NRLW future as signings unveiled". Gold Coast Titans. 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Players crown their Champion". RLPA. 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Roosters Unveil New and Returning Additions to 2022 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Broncos NRLW: Brill & Teitzel Bolster Squad For 2023". Brisbane Broncos. 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Broncos Set to Star for Samoa in Pacific Championships". Brisbane Broncos. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Brill to miss State of Origin III". QRL. 21 June 2024.