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New Zealand and Cook Islands women's international rugby league footballer

Ngatokotoru Arakua
Personal information
Born (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27)
Mauke, Cook Islands
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Brisbane Broncos 4 2 0 0 8
2019 St George Illawarra 4 0 0 0 0
2021 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0
2023 Manurewa Marlins 2 2 0 0 8
Total 12 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–22 New Zealand 7 0 0 0 0
2023 Cook Islands 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLPAs of 3 November 2023

Ngatokotoru Arakua (born 13 May 1997) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, St. George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a prop, she won a premiership with the Broncos in 2018 and is a New Zealand representative.

Playing career

A Manurewa Marlins junior, Arakua played for the Papakura Sisters in 2017 and was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. On 2 December 2017, she came off the bench in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia.

In 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench and scored a try in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. On 13 October 2018, she started at prop for New Zealand in their 24–26 loss to Australia.

In 2019, Arakua moved to the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 6 October 2019, she started at prop in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos.

On 1 December 2021, Arakua signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.

In round 2 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Arakua made her club debut for the Knights against the Brisbane Broncos. She played in 2 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.

Achievements and accolades

Team

References

  1. "Women's World Cup List of squads". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2017.
  2. "Jillaroos Confirm squad for World Cup Final". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 1 December 2017.
  3. "A New Era Dawns For Broncos". Brisbane Broncos. 10 August 2018.
  4. "Nati heads seven Broncos in Kiwi Ferns squad". NRL. 1 October 2018.
  5. "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
  6. "Where the NRLW grand final will be won and lost". NRL. 3 October 2019.
  7. "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign – NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
  8. "Late Mail: Team confirmed for Round 2". Newcastle Knights. 6 March 2022.
  9. "Custom Match List – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

External links

Brisbane Broncos squad - 2018 NRL Women's Premiers (1st title)
New Zealand squad – 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup


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