Annetta Nu'uausala
Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala (born 22 January 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primarily a prop, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.
Background
Born in Auckland, Nu'uausala is the youngest of 13 children.[1] Her older brother, Frank-Paul, is a former New Zealand rugby league representative. She began playing rugby league as a teenager for McAuley High School and played her junior rugby league for the Otara Scorpions.[2]
Playing career
Nu'uasala played for Otara, Mangere East Hawks, Marist Saints and the Richmond Roses in the Auckland Rugby League.[3]
On 6 May 2016, Nu'uausala mader her Test debut for New Zealand, starting at second-row in a 26–16 win over Australia.[4]
In 2017, she represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[5]
On 1 August 2018, she was announced as a member of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.[6] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7] She injured her leg during the match, ruling her out for the rest of the season.[8]
In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she scored her first try for the Warriors in a 10–8 win over the Brisbane Broncos.[9]
On 1 December 2021, Nu'uausala signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[10]
In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Nu'uausala made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[11]
Nu'uausala played in all 5 matches for the Knights during the 2021 NRLW season and won the Knights' inaugural NRLW Player of the Year award.[12]
References
- "SAS CRL alumni catch up - Annetta Nu'uausala". Auckland Rugby League. 23 September 2020.
- "Annetta Nuuausala to realise rugby league dream against Jillaroos". stuff.co.nz. 4 May 2016.
- "Q & A with Kiwi Fern Annetta-Claudia Nuuausala". Sporty.
- "Nuuausala comes into her own". NRL. 5 May 2016.
- "WRLWC 2017 - Round 3 results". LeagueUnlimited. 22 November 2017.
- "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
- "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
- "Nuuausala ruled out of Dragons contest". NZ Warriors. 11 September 2018.
- "TBT: Warriors bounce Broncos in big upset". NZ Warriors. 1 October 2020.
- "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
- "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- "Annetta Nu'uausala wins inaugural NRLW Player of the Year award". Newcastle Knights. 29 March 2022.