William Warbrick
William Warbrick (born 6 March 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
| Date of birth | 6 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kawerau, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Warbrick grew up playing athletics, Rugby Union and League. He played his junior rugby league for Ngongotaha Chiefs.
Australian Rules Football
Warbrick began playing Australian rules football as a junior in 2016 on the recommendation of his junior rugby league coach and played for the Western Crows in the AFL New Zealand premiership where he won the Rising Star award and developed as a strong marking forward/midfielder.[1] He was later selected for the New Zealand national Australian rules football team (U18 and senior) and toured Melbourne with the national team to play against the Australian AFL AIS Academy team.[2]
Rugby Sevens
Warbrick made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team in 2019. In 2021, he won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Rugby League
On 4 November 2021, Warbrick signed with the Melbourne Storm on a two-year contract.[5]
References
- Western Crows retain Stevens, Warbrick and Burdett AFL New Zealand November 15, 2016
- Huge ANZAC Day weekend for AFLNZ from World Footy News April 20 2016
- "Warbrick William". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "William Warbrick". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Storm sign Olympic Games medal winner". Melbourne Storm. 4 November 2021.