Kat Whata-Simpkins (born 4 June 1990) is a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

and

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

player. She currently plays for the

New Zealand Women's Sevens The New Zealand Women's Sevens is an annual women's rugby sevens tournament, currently hosted at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton. The tournament is one of the stops on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and is hosted as pa ...

team. Whata-Simpkins first represented New Zealand as a member of the

Kiwi Ferns The New Zealand women's national rugby league team, also known as the Kiwi Ferns or New Zealand Kiwi Ferns, represents New Zealand in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League. New Zealand won the Women's Ru ...

rugby league team in 2008. This was followed by stints in the New Zealand Maori Rugby Sevens team from 2008 to 2009, the

Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournamen ...

in 2011, and the New Zealand Maori League team in 2012. She started her international sevens career in 2014.

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1990 births Living people New Zealand female rugby league players New Zealand female rugby union players New Zealand women's national rugby league team players New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby sevens players New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby union players {{NewZealand-rugbyleague-bio-stub