Kimiora Nati

Kimiora Nati (born 17 June 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Kimiora Nati
Personal information
Born (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988
Auckland, New Zealand
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Brisbane Broncos 4 3 0 0 12
2019 St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0
Total 5 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 New Zealand 5 0 23 0 46
As of 9 November 2020
Source: RLP

Primarily a five-eighth, she is a New Zealand representative and won an NRLW premiershp with the Broncos in 2018.

Background

Nati was born in Auckland and is of Cook Island descent.[1] She played her junior rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins.[2]

Playing career

In 2017, Nati represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[3] On 2 December 2017, she started at halfback in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia.[4] She was the Kiwi Ferns' primary goal kicker throughout the tournament, kicking 23 goals.

On 28 June 2018, Nati signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[5] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

On 30 September 2018, Nati scored three tries in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. She was awarded the inaugural Karyn Murphy Medal for Player of the Match.[6] On 13 October 2018, she started at halfback in New Zealand's 24–26 loss to Australia.[7] During the loss, she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament and tore he meniscus.[8]

On 26 June 2019, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRLW team.[9] In July 2019, she represented the Cook Islands at the 2019 Pacific Games.[10] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. She played just one game for the Dragons, missing the rest of the season due to a heart condition.[11]

References
  1. "Cook Islands women brace for Rugby League World Cup". RNZ. 23 July 2020.
  2. "Marlins take crown off Papakura". Stuff.co.nz. 9 September 2015.
  3. "Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad". NRL. 15 October 2017.
  4. "Kiwi Ferns fall to Jillaroos in Rugby League World Cup final". Stuff.co.nz. 2 December 2017.
  5. "Kiwi Stars Join Broncos NRLW Squad". Brisbane Broncos. 28 June 2018.
  6. "Kimiora Nati Creates Her Own Piece Of Grand Final History". Brisbane Broncos. 30 September 2018.
  7. "Nati heads seven Broncos in Kiwi Ferns squad". NRL. 1 October 2018.
  8. "Nati to undergo surgery". The Womens Game. 14 November 2018.
  9. "Dragons make four significant Women's Premiership signings". St George Illawarra Dragons. 26 June 2019.
  10. "New Dragons make Pacific Women's RL history". St George Illawarra Dragons. 9 July 2019.
  11. "After year of upheaval, Breayley eager for Origin return". NRL. 6 November 2020.
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