Annetta Nu'uausala

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.

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

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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