Maitua Feterika

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Maitua Feterika
Personal information
Born (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Brisbane Broncos 41004
2019 St. George Illawarra 41004
2021 Newcastle Knights 31004
2024 Papakura Sea Eagles 330012
Total1460024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011 Samoa 10000
2014–20 New Zealand 1060024
2018 Queensland 10000
Source: RLP
As of 9 August 2022

Maitua Feterika (born 19 May 1992) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

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She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a second-rower, she has represented Samoa, New Zealand and Queensland.

Playing career

A Otahuhu Leopards junior, Feterika represented Samoa in their Test match against Australia in 2011. [1]

In 2014, while playing for Counties Manukau, she was selected for New Zealand, starting on the wing in their 12–8 win over Australia at WIN Stadium. [2] On 2 December 2017, she started at centre in New Zealand's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final loss to Australia. [3]

2018

In 2018, Feterika moved to Australia, joining Ipswich Brothers in the QRL Women's Division 1 competition. [4] In June, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. [5] On 22 June, Feterika represented Queensland under residency rules. [6]

On 28 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. [7] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Feterika made her debut in the Broncos' 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons, scoring a try. On 30 September, she started at second-row in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

2019

In April, revised eligibility laws were announced by the QRL, which ruled Feterika ineligible to represent Queensland. [8] In May, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. [9]

In June, Feterika joined St Marys RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [10] In July, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons. [11] On 6 October, she started at prop in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos. [12]

2020

In 2020, Feterika began the season playing fore St Marys before returning to New Zealand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw her miss the 2020 NRL Women's season. [13] On 7 November, she played her 10th Test for New Zealand in a 28–8 win over Samoa. [14] [15]

2021

On 1 December, Feterika signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. [16]

2022

In round 2 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Feterika made her club debut for the Knights against the Brisbane Broncos. [17] She played in 3 matches for the Knights, scoring one try, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season. [18]

Achievements and accolades

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