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Born | Te Tai Tokerau ( Whangārei), New Zealand | 9 March 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[1] As of 9 August 2022 |
Kararaina Wira-Kohu (born 9 March 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. Her position is prop. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Born in Te Tai Tokerau ( Whangārei), New Zealand, Wira-Kohu is of Māori descent. [2]
Wira-Kohu played for the Papakura Sisters, before moving to the Manurewa Marlins [3] in 2017, also playing for the Northern Swords that season. [4] Later that year she played for the New Zealand Māori Ferns against the Indigenous All Stars. [5] [4] In 2018, she represented the Auckland women's rugby league team [6] and was named in the New Zealand Māori Ferns squad again. [7] In 2019, she returned to Papakura, represented the Counties Manukau Stingrays [8] and played for the Northland Kauri rugby union side in the Farah Palmer Cup. [4] She continued to represent the New Zealand Māori Ferns in both 2019 and 2020. [2] [4] In 2020, she played for the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns against the Fetū Samoa invitational side. [9] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. [10]
In round 4 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Wira-Kohu made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. [11] She played in 1 match for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season. [12]
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Born | Te Tai Tokerau ( Whangārei), New Zealand | 9 March 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
[1] As of 9 August 2022 |
Kararaina Wira-Kohu (born 9 March 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. Her position is prop. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Born in Te Tai Tokerau ( Whangārei), New Zealand, Wira-Kohu is of Māori descent. [2]
Wira-Kohu played for the Papakura Sisters, before moving to the Manurewa Marlins [3] in 2017, also playing for the Northern Swords that season. [4] Later that year she played for the New Zealand Māori Ferns against the Indigenous All Stars. [5] [4] In 2018, she represented the Auckland women's rugby league team [6] and was named in the New Zealand Māori Ferns squad again. [7] In 2019, she returned to Papakura, represented the Counties Manukau Stingrays [8] and played for the Northland Kauri rugby union side in the Farah Palmer Cup. [4] She continued to represent the New Zealand Māori Ferns in both 2019 and 2020. [2] [4] In 2020, she played for the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns against the Fetū Samoa invitational side. [9] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad. [10]
In round 4 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Wira-Kohu made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. [11] She played in 1 match for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season. [12]