Teuila Fotu-Moala

Teuila Fotu-Moala

Personal information
Born	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Otahuhu Leopards 2018 Brisbane Broncos 4 1 0 0 4 2019 St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0 2022 Manurewa Marlins Total 5 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–19 New Zealand 11 4 0 0 16 2019 New Zealand 9s 2 0 0 0 0 2022 Counties Manukau Stingrays 2 1 0 0 4
Source: RLP As of 13 October 2020

Teuila Fotu-Moala (born 29 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

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

Background

Born in Auckland, Fotu-Moala first played rugby league at McAuley High School. ^[1]

Playing career

In 2013, Fotu-Moala joined Otahuhu Leopards, later becoming the captain-coach of the side. ^{[2] [3]}

On 9 November 2014, she made her Test debut for New Zealand in a 12–8 win over Australia, scoring the winning try in the 79th minute. ^[4] On 3 February 2016, she was named the NZRL Women's Player of the Year for 2015. ^[5]

On 2 December 2017, she started at second-row in New Zealand's World Cup Final loss to Australia. ^[6] Before the final, she won the Player of the Tournament award. ^[7]

2018

In June, Fotu-Moala, along with Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger and Caitlyn Moran, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos women's team. ^[8]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Fotu-Moala made her debut in the Broncos' 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 30 September, she started at second-row in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

2019

In March, Fotu-Moala moved to Australia, joining the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. ^[9] In July, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons. ^[10]

In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Fotu-Moala was charged with a crusher tackle in a 4–14 loss to the Broncos. She became the first NRLW player to be charged by the match review committee and was suspended for three games, ruling her out for the rest of the season. ^[11]

In October, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad. ^[12]

2020

On 21 January, she was named at second-row in NRL.com's women's Team of the Decade. ^[13]

Achievements and accolades

Team

• 2018 NRLW Grand Final : Brisbane Broncos – Winners

References

1. "Tongan influence brings Sea Eagle to Otahuhu". Auckland Rugby League.
2. "Tongan influence brings Sea Eagle to Otahuhu". Auckland Rugby League.
3. "Hits keep on coming for rugby league jukebox Teuila Fotu-Moala". 1 December 2017.
4. "Kiwi Ferns pip Jillaroos in a thriller". NRL. 9 November 2019.
5. "2015 New Zealand Rugby League Awards". South Island Scorpions. 4 February 2016.
6. Skipwith, David (29 November 2017). "League: Kiwi Ferns star Teuila Fotu-Moala named best player at Women's Rugby League World Cup". NZ Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
7. "NZ's Fotu-Moala wins player of the World Cup". NRL. 29 November 2017.
8. "Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW". Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
9. "Fotu-Moala links with Bears as NSW competition kicks off". NRL. 22 March 2019.
10. "Finalised Dragons 2019 Women's Premiership signing tracker". St George Illawarra Dragons. 2 July 2019.
11. "Fotu-Moala to miss remainder of NRLW season". NRL. 18 September 2019.
12. "'They took 75 per cent of my season': Fotu-Moala out to make up for lost time". NRL. 17 October 2019.
13. "Mix of old and new in women's Team of the Decade". NRL. 21 January 2020.

External links

• NRL profile