Abigail Roache

Abigail Roache (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby league and union player. She currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. She represented New Zealand at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England. She previously played for the Richmond Roses in the ARL. In rugby union, she played for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for the Auckland Storm provincially.

Abigail Roache
Date of birth (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Auckland Storm (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Chiefs Manawa 3 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionCentre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Richmond Roses 0 0 0 0 0
2023– Newcastle Knights 11 6 0 0 24
Total 11 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
As of 7 October 2023

Rugby career

Rugby league

Roache is the younger sister of NRL player, Nathaniel Roache.[1] She tore her ACL in both knees before turning 20 and had further surgery to repair meniscus injuries.[1]

Roache was awarded the Cathy Friend Women's Player of the Year in 2022 for her outstanding performance for the Richmond Roses in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2][3]

Roache was initially left out of the Kiwi Ferns squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup, but received a late call-up when Kararaina Wira-Kohu withdrew due to a torn calf days before the tournament.[4][5][6][1] She made her Kiwi Ferns test debut on 10 November 2022 in their pool game loss to the Jillaroos at the World Cup.[2][1] She also featured in her sides 20–6 semi-final victory over England.[7][1] She started in the final, where the Kiwi Ferns lost 54–4 to the Jillaroos.[8][9][10]

In May 2023, Roache signed a 2-year contract with NRL Women's Premiership side Newcastle Knights.[11] In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons,[12] scoring a try in the Knights' 32–16 win.[13]

Rugby union

Roache was named in Auckland Storm's squad for the 2019 Farah Palmer Cup season.[14] She joined Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[15][16]

References
  1. Rosser, Corey (2022-11-16). "'Epitome of resilience': Brother's example key to Roache's Ferns dream". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. "Roache to make her Kiwi Ferns debut". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. "Abigail Roache and Eiden Ackland receive 2022 top honours". www.aucklandleague.co.nz. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. "Wira-Kohu ruled out of Kiwi Ferns RLWC Squad". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. McFadden, Suzanne (2022-11-19). "From Manurewa to Manchester, Kiwi Ferns go hard". Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. Miller, Scott (2022-11-13). "2022 Rugby League World Cup: Aotearoa Kiwi Ferns vs England Semi-Final Preview". The Niche Cache. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  7. Walker, Callum (2022-11-14). "England's World Cup Final hopes smashed as New Zealand register impressive 20-6 win". TotalRL.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. Martin, Paul (2022-11-17). "What are the teams for the women's Rugby League World Cup final?". www.rlwc2021.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  9. Chapman, Grant (2022-11-18). "Rugby League World Cup: One change to Kiwi Ferns for final against Australia Jillaroos". Newshub. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  10. Mascord, Steve (2022-11-19). "Australia blitzes Kiwi Ferns in World Cup final". rugbyleaguehub.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  11. "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights". Newcastle Knights. May 10, 2023.
  12. "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List". Newcastle Knights. 18 July 2023.
  13. "Knights kick off new season with win over the Dragons". Newcastle Knights. 22 July 2023.
  14. "Auckland Storm looking to bounce back from disappointing 2018 campaign". Provincial Rugby. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  15. Perry, James (2023-01-16). "Chiefs Manawa add flair and experience to squad ahead of Super Rugby Aupiki". Māori Television. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  16. Dermody, Jessica (2023-01-16). "Super Rugby Aupiki 'fresh challenge' for Sevens star". 1 News. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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