Amber Pilley facts for kids
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Personal information
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| Born | 8 December 1997 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP
As of 10 November 2020
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Amber Pilley (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian former rugby league player. She played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership. She also played for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership. Amber usually played as a centre. She also represented her home state, Queensland.
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About Amber's Early Life
Amber Pilley was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales. When she was two years old, her family moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland. She started playing junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters. Amber is also from an Indigenous background.
Amber's Amazing Career
Winning Gold at the Youth Olympics
In 2014, Amber Pilley played for Australia in rugby sevens. This is a faster version of rugby. She won a gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2015, she also played for the Indigenous All Stars team. That same year, she had a serious knee injury. This meant she could not play for 12 months.
Playing for the Broncos
In 2017, Amber joined the Burleigh Bears team. She also played for the Indigenous All Stars again. In 2018, she played for South East Queensland. Later in 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos team. This team plays in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Amber made her debut for the Broncos in the first game of the 2018 NRL Women's season. They won against the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September 2018, she played as a centre in the Grand Final. The Broncos won the Grand Final, beating the Sydney Roosters.
Playing for Queensland
On 21 June 2019, Amber Pilley played her first game for Queensland. She started as a centre in their game against New South Wales. On 6 October 2019, Amber won her second NRLW Grand Final. The Broncos won against the St George Illawarra Dragons again.
In 2020, Amber had another serious knee injury. This meant she missed the whole season.
