Tahnee Norris
2nd Row
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2024
- Date of Birth:
- 26 June 1974
- Birthplace:
- Orange, NSW
- Nickname:
- -
Career
Milestones
- Played a record 33 Tests for the Jillaroos 1998-2013, including seven as captain
- Played World Cups in 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2013
- Toured Fiji in 1998 and New Zealand in 2007
- Named player of the match on Jillaroos debut v Fiji in 1998
- Represented New South Wales in interstate matches before relocating to Queensland in early 2000s
- Played as a second-rower throughout her career
Biography
Tahnee Norris is a trailblazer in women's rugby league whose journey began in Orange, NSW, before Queensland became the beneficiaries of her talent for the majority of her 16-year career.
A tall, rangy forward who featured in four World Cups, Norris was named in the World XIII Team of the Tournament for three of those campaigns.
Norris is Australia’s most capped female player after making 32 Test appearances for the Jillaroos before her retirement in 2013.
She bowed out a winner, co-captaining the Jillaroos to their first World Cup win along with Karyn Murphy.
Success has followed Norris into her coaching career, guiding Burleigh Bears to six premierships in seven years before taking charge of the Queensland Maroons team in 2021.
Under her leadership, Queensland came from 1-0 down after losing the first match to win the inaugural women’s State of Origin series in 2024.
The NRL recognised her services to the game in 2019 with the player of the National Championships awarded the Tahnee Norris medal each year.
Hall of Fame Members
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