Luisa Gago

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Luisa Gago
Personal information
Born (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 New Zealand Warriors 31004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 New Zealand 21004
2019 Samoa 10000
Source: RLP
As of 13 October 2020

Luisa Gago (born 8 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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Primarily a lock, she has represented New Zealand and Samoa.

Playing career

A fullback as a junior, Gago transitioned into the forwards after a number of injuries. [1]

In 2017, while playing for the Manurewa Marlins, she was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, playing two games. [2]

In August 2018, Gago joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. [3] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Warriors' 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters, scoring a try. [4]

On 22 June 2019, she captained Samoa in their first Test match in eight years, a 8–46 loss to New Zealand at Mt Smart Stadium. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gago swaps glamour for grit". NZRL.
  2. ↑ "Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad". NZRL. 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Profiling all 22 players in our women's squad". NZ Warriors. 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Warriors shock Roosters in women's premiership opener". NRL. 8 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fetu Samoa to play first women's international in eight years". RNZ. 20 June 2019.
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