Annetta Nu'uausala

Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala (born 22 January 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Annetta Nu'uausala
Personal information
Full nameAnnetta-Claudia Nu'uausala
Born (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 New Zealand Warriors 4 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–19 New Zealand 7 2 0 0 8
As of 9 November 2020
Source: RLP

Primarily a prop, she is a New Zealand representative.

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]

References

  1. "SAS CRL alumni catch up - Annetta Nu'uausala". Auckland Rugby League. 23 September 2020.
  2. "Annetta Nuuausala to realise rugby league dream against Jillaroos". stuff.co.nz. 4 May 2016.
  3. "Q & A with Kiwi Fern Annetta-Claudia Nuuausala". Sporty.
  4. "Nuuausala comes into her own". NRL. 5 May 2016.
  5. "WRLWC 2017 - Round 3 results". LeagueUnlimited. 22 November 2017.
  6. "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
  7. "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
  8. "Nuuausala ruled out of Dragons contest". NZ Warriors. 11 September 2018.
  9. "TBT: Warriors bounce Broncos in big upset". NZ Warriors. 1 October 2020.
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