She made her international debut for New Zealand in 2014 and called time on her rugby career in March 2022.

Accepted for the sevens programme, Broughton initially remained in Taranaki, having to get up at 6am to train in New Plymouth alongside Blyde.

[6] This talk prompted Broughton to take the next day’s bus out of Taranaki and relocate to the squad’s training hub at Mount Maunganui.

[6] At the age of 18, Broughton made her international debut for New Zealand in 2014 against Netherlands at the USA Women's Sevens.

[10] The team scored 109 points and conceded 12 in pool play, before beating USA in the quarter-finals and Great Britain in the semi-finals, before losing 24–17 to Australia in the final.

In the semi-final, the Black Ferns Sevens faced a much-improved Fiji, who up until that time had never beaten New Zealand.

[12][13] In early March 2022, Broughton announced that after nine years she was retiring from rugby to migrate to Australia with her family.

In early June 2022, the Parramatta Eels announced that Broughton had signed to play for the club in the 2022 NRL Women's season.