William Warbrick (born 6 March 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Full name | William Warbrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Medal record
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Warbrick grew up playing athletics, Rugby Union and League. He played his junior rugby league for Ngongotaha Chiefs.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
On 4 November 2021, Warbrick signed with the Melbourne Storm on a two-year contract.[6]
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2020 New Zealand Olympic team | |
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Weightlifting |
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Chef de Mission: Rob Waddell |
New Zealand men's 2020 Summer Olympics squad – Silver Medal | |
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Coach | Clark Laidlaw |
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