Amelia Kuk ranked 10th best Player in the World

Amelia Kuk is a professional footballer from Mt Hagen playing for the Brisbane Broncos.
Her father, who is in the mining sector, was transferred to Brisbane, Australia, in 2008.
Kuk was in Grade Eight when they opted to settle there. 

Amelia started playing rugby union at 17 years old and made her debut for the PNG Women’s 7’s team at 18 in Hong Kong.

From there she switched over to rugby League in 2016 and made the QLD Women’s rugby league team. Amelia played two matches for the Australian Jillaroos in 2017 and then played in the Women’s Rugby League World Cup for the PNG Orchids.
She also played 2 matches for the Queensland Maroons in 2018.

Born in Mt Hagen, 24-year-old Amelia Kuk becomes the first participant of the Oil Search player pathway program.
Kuk represented the Oil Search PNG Orchids in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

With a background in volleyball, Kuk made the transition to rugby after coming across a University of Queensland women’s team in training.From rugby union to rugby league, Amelia Kuk is no pushover.

Women’s rugby league is on the verge of a new era, with the move into a semi-professional environment, thanks to the introduction of an NRL-run competition from 2018, which follows on from the success of recent women’s Tests at the NRL Auckland Nines and 2017 Women’s Rugby League World Cup.

Taking a look at the top 10 female league players in the world right now, The Broncos centre and PNG Orchids five-eighth Kuk made number 10 for her outstanding performance during the WRLWC 2017.

Amelia Kuk has had nothing but praise for the PNG Orchids since joining camp last year.
The 24-year-old rugby star is obviously proud of her Nokpa heritage, coming from the Kopi tribe in the Western Highlands Province, and says the change from union to league has been somewhat rejuvenating.

Kuk is a 7s player, having represented PNG. However, she made her debut last year with the Jillaroos at the Auckland 9s and taking the field against the Orchids during the PM’s XIII match was the hardest thing she’s had to do.The 24-year-old debuted for the Australian Jillaroos in last year’s curtain raiser to the PNG PM’s XIII and Australian PM’s XIII match against the PNG Orchids in Port Moresby.

She is currently one of the best players in the NRL playing centre for the Brisbane Broncos.