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| Full name | Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 14 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
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]