Annetta Nu'uausala

Annetta Nu'uausala
Personal information
Full name	Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala
Born	22 January 1995 (age 30); Auckland, New Zealand
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
	Source: RLP As of 14 November 2022
Relatives	Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (brother)

Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala (born 22 January 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a prop, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in Auckland, Nu'uausala is the youngest of 13 children.^[1] Her older brother, Frank-Paul, is a former New Zealand rugby league representative. She began playing rugby league as a teenager for McAuley High School and played her junior rugby league for the Otara Scorpions.^[2]

On 6 May 2016, Nu'uausala mader her Test debut for New Zealand, starting at second-row in a 26–16 win over Australia.^[4]

In 2017, she represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.^[5]

On 1 August 2018, she was announced as a member of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.^[6] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.^[7] She injured her leg during the match, ruling her out for the rest of the season.^[8]

In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she scored her first try for the Warriors in a 10–8 win over the Brisbane Broncos.^[9]

On 1 December 2021, Nu'uausala signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.^[10]

In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Nu'uausala made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.^[11]

Nu'uausala played in all 5 matches for the Knights during the 2021 NRLW season and won the Knights' inaugural NRLW Player of the Year award.^[12]

In early June 2022, the Brisbane Broncos announced that they had signed Nu'uausala to play for the club in the 2022 NRL Women's season.^[13]

In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.^[14]