Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala (born 22 January 1995) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. Primarily a , she is a

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representative. She previously played for the

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and

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...

Background

Born in

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, Nu'uausala is the youngest of 13 children. Her older brother, Frank-Paul, is a former

representative. She began playing rugby league as a teenager for McAuley High School and played her junior rugby league for the

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Playing career

Nu'uasala played for Otara,

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and the Richmond Roses in the

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. On 6 May 2016, Nu'uausala mader her Test debut for

, starting at in a 26–16 win over

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. In 2017, she represented New Zealand at the

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. On 1 August 2018, she was announced as a member of the

squad. In Round 1 of the

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, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the

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. She injured her leg during the match, ruling her out for the rest of the season. In Round 3 of the

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, she scored her first try for the Warriors in a 10–8 win over the

. On 1 December 2021, Nu'uausala signed with the

to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. In Round 1 of the delayed

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, Nu'uausala made her club debut for the Knights against the

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. 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. In early June 2022, the

announced that they had signed Nu'uausala to play for the club in the

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. In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed

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in England.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nu'uausala, Annetta 1995 births Living people 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand female rugby league players New Zealand women's national rugby league team players New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league props