In this week’s episode of Behind the Roar we chat to Wests Tigers NRLW Co-captain, Kezie Apps.
Episode 24 is available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.
One of the game’s highest profile female players, Apps tells her story of how a young girl from a dairy farm on the NSW South Coast grows into a rugby league icon.
The 32-year-old forward also recounts the day she decided to turn a dream into reality.
Sitting on her couch in Bega at the age of 22, Apps marvelled at the success of the Australian Jillaroos when they claimed the 2013 Women’s Rugby League World Cup in England.
It sparked a burning desire for her to also wear the green and gold of her country and, less than 12 months later, she did.
Kezie also talks about the success of some of her Wests Tigers NRLW teammates who have also forged a path to the NRLW.
Not so long-ago girls were forced to quit the game at the age of 12, but not anymore.
Apps talks about her journey, the hurdles, the sacrifices, and the bright future for women's rugby league.
She has a long list of achievements in the game, much longer than most. But as she explains, there is one thing missing from her rugby league bucket list.
All that and more on episode 24 of Behind the Roar.
