Katalina Amosa

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Katalina Amosa
Born (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 24)
Riverwood, NSW, Australia
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 ACT Brumbies
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025 Australia 9 (10)

Katalina Amosa (born 26 May 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She competed for Australia at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Amosa played netball growing up. [1] She played for Macquarie Uni Rays in the AON Uni sevens competition and also debuted for the Australian schoolgirls sevens team in 2018. [1]

Rugby career

Amosa joined the Brumbies in the Super Rugby Women's competition in 2024. She made a comeback after she suffered a long-term knee injury which hampered her 2024 season. [2]

She made her international debut against Fiji in May 2025. [3] [4] She started against New Zealand, and Canada in the Pacific Four Series and played in the two-test series against Wales, scoring a try in the second match. [5] She was also named in the Wallaroos squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [6] [7] She featured for the side against Samoa, and the United States, and also faced Canada in their quarter-final clash. [8]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Wallabies player, Brandon Paenga-Amosa. [2] [9] The Amosas are the third sister-brother combo to represent Australia in test rugby, with her brother making his debut in 2018. [2] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Gillespie, Daniel (2018-12-11). "Gold rush: Another Amosa to make Aussie debut". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Williamson, Nathan (2025-05-01). "'Cried more for me than his debut': Katalina Amosa reflects on special Test bond with Wallaby brother Brandon ahead of debut". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Wasiliev, Nick (2025-08-12). "'Got to expect everything': Brandon Paenga-Amosa ready for 'face value' Boks, 'buzzing' to see sister rip in at World Cup". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 "Nine Brumbies named for Wallaroos Test against Fiji". brumbies.rugby. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Telfer, Alastair (2025-08-17). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Global XV to watch out for". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Wallaroos announce squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby Australia. 4 August 2025. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Injury boosts as Australia names squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  8. ↑ "'Anything can happen': Roos target RWC boilover". ESPN.com. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (2025-08-09). "'Happy tears' as Amosa siblings live out golden dream". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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