Ngatokotoru Arakua

Ngatokotoru Arakua

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27) Mauke, Cook Islands
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Brisbane Broncos 4 2 0 0 8 2019 St George Illawarra 4 0 0 0 0 2021 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0 2023 Manurewa Marlins 2 2 0 0 8 Total 12 4 0 0 16 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–22 New Zealand 7 0 0 0 0 2023 Cook Islands 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 3 November 2023

Ngatokotoru Arakua (born 13 May 1997) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

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

Primarily a prop, she won a premiership with the Broncos in 2018 and is a New Zealand representative.

Playing career

A Manurewa Marlins junior, Arakua played for the Papakura Sisters in 2017 and was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. On 2 December 2017, she came off the bench in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2018, she joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench and scored a try in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. ^[3] On 13 October 2018, she started at prop for New Zealand in their 24–26 loss to Australia. ^[4]

In 2019, Arakua moved to the St George Illawarra Dragons. ^[5] On 6 October 2019, she started at prop in the Dragons' 6–30 Grand Final loss to the Broncos. ^[6]

On 1 December 2021, Arakua signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. ^[7]

In round 2 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Arakua made her club debut for the Knights against the Brisbane Broncos. ^[8] She played in 2 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season. ^[9]

Achievements and accolades

Team

• 2018 NRLW Grand Final : Brisbane Broncos – Winners

References

1. "Women's World Cup List of squads". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2017.
2. "Jillaroos Confirm squad for World Cup Final". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 1 December 2017.
3. "A New Era Dawns For Broncos". Brisbane Broncos. 10 August 2018.
4. "Nati heads seven Broncos in Kiwi Ferns squad". NRL. 1 October 2018.
5. "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
6. "Where the NRLW grand final will be won and lost". NRL. 3 October 2019.
7. "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign – NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
8. "Late Mail: Team confirmed for Round 2". Newcastle Knights. 6 March 2022.
9. "Custom Match List – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

External links

• Newcastle Knights profile