Katrina Fanning
Prop
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2024
- Date of Birth:
- -
- Birthplace:
- Junee, NSW
- Nickname:
- -
Career
Milestones
- Played 24 Tests for the Jillaroos 1995-2004
- Prop forward for Jillaroos in inaugural Test v New Zealand in 1995
- Played World Cups in 2000 and 2003
- Toured New Zealand in 1997 and Fiji in 1998
- Represented New South Wales until 2006
- Canberra women’s premiership named the Katrina Fanning Shield in her honour
- Proud Wiradjuri woman who was named ACT Australian of the Year in 2020
Biography
Katrina Fanning played 26 Tests for Australia during a representative career spanning 14 years during which she also captained NSW.
A frontrower or hooker, Fanning was a member of the first officially recognised Jillaroos team in 1995. However, growing up in Junee, she had had to fight for her right to play juniors until the age of 12. She only resumed playing after moving to Canberra in her adult years.
A Canberra Raiders director, Fanning - a proud Wiradjuri woman - was in 2018 appointed Chair of the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council, which she has served on since 2012.
During her playing career, Fanning served as President of the Australian Women's Rugby League, as well as Canberra Women's Rugby League. She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2020 for distinguished service to the Indigenous community through education and health initiatives, and to sport.
The Katrina Fanning Shield is the top women’s competition in Canberra.
Hall of Fame Members
National Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.
