Clough made her
test debut against
Samoa in 2009. She was a member of the Australian side that finished in third place at the
2010 Rugby World Cup in
England. Clough was named Australian women's player of the year at the national rugby championships in 2010. She is known for her ferocious defence, hard hitting and strong leadership. She played for the
Worcester Valkyries in the
Premier 15s. She was named in 's
2014 Rugby World Cup squad, her second World Cup appearance. In 2015, she played club rugby for
Cottesloe in Western Australia and for the
Western Force in the
Super W competition. In 2017, she returned from a knee reconstruction and competed in her third
World Cup in
Ireland. She came off the bench in their final pool game against
Japan. She was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle in the Wallaroos final match against
Canada in her sides fifth place playoff. In August 2018, she was named in the Australian side that faced the
Black Ferns in their second double header match at
Eden Park. During a Super W match in March 2019, between
Queensland Reds and
Rugby WA, she was bitten by Wallaroos teammate,
Liz Patu, who was suspended for 12 weeks. In November 2019, she featured for the Barbarians team against
Wales at the
Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff. Clough returned to the Western Force side for the
2022 Super W season. ==References==