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
2021 Newcastle Knights 5 1 0 0 4
2022– Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
Total 11 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–22 New Zealand 12 3 0 0 12
Source: RLP
As of 14 November 2022

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

Primarily a prop, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights.

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]

In early June 2022, the Brisbane Broncos announced that they had signed Nu'uausala to play for the club in the 2022 NRL Women's season.[13]

In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[14]

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.
  10. ↑ "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Annetta Nu'uausala wins inaugural NRLW Player of the Year award". Newcastle Knights. 29 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nu'uausala Adds Power To Broncos NRLW Pack". Brisbane Broncos. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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