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Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate

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Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
Personal information
Full nameTe Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate
Born(1991-10-21)21 October 1991(age 32)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionHooker,Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–2022 Blues Women 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Hurricanes Poua 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–2021 New Zealand 34 3 15
Rugby league
PositionHooker,Lock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Cook Islands ? 0 0 0 0
Medals
Women'srugby union
RepresentingNew Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ireland Team competition

Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate(born 21 October 1991) is a New Zealandrugby footballerwho has represented New Zealand inrugby unionand the Cook Islands inrugby league.

Personal life[edit]

Ngata-Aerengamate taught atTangaroa College[1]and now teaches at Kaitaia College.[2]She teaches theMaori languageandP.E.She is ofMaoriandCook Islanddescent.[3]

Rugby career[edit]

Rugby Union[edit]

Ngata-Aerengamate debuted for theBlack Fernsin 2014 againstAustralia.She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the2017 Women's Rugby World CupinIreland.[4]She led the haka at the World Cup.[5]

Ngata-Aerengamate played for theBluesagainst theChiefsin the first-ever women'sSuper Rugbymatch in New Zealand on 1 May 2021.[6][7]On 3 November 2021, she was named in the Blues squad for the inauguralSuper Rugby Aupikicompetition.[8][9]

Rugby League[edit]

Ngata-Aerengamate played for theCook Islandsat the2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup,[10]and inrugby league ninesat the2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship,scoring a try againstCanada.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Leilani Perese".www.tangaroa.school.nz.Tangaroa College.Retrieved15 October2022.
  2. ^"Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate".allblacks.com.Retrieved15 October2022.
  3. ^Rowan, Kate (24 August 2017)."'Leading the haka fires me up, it's like an adrenalin rush'".The Telegraph.ISSN0307-1235.Archivedfrom the original on 18 September 2017.Retrieved15 September2017.
  4. ^"Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named".All Blacks.5 July 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 12 June 2018.Retrieved15 September2017.
  5. ^Farrell, Sean (1 August 2017)."'They're the wonder women of our culture': The haka and the second wind it gives the Black Ferns ".The42.Archivedfrom the original on 15 September 2017.Retrieved15 September2017.
  6. ^"nib BLUES WOMEN'S TEAM EXCITED FOR HISTORIC CLASH".Blues Rugby.29 April 2021.Retrieved23 August2022.
  7. ^"Women's Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021)".allblacks.com.30 April 2021.Retrieved23 August2022.
  8. ^"nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki 2022 Squad".Blues Rugby.Retrieved13 November2021.
  9. ^"Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced".Blues Rugby.4 November 2021.Retrieved22 August2022.
  10. ^"Black Ferns star Toka Natua representing Cook Islands at Women's Rugby League World Cup".17 November 2017.
  11. ^"Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results".QRL.com.au. 23 February 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2018.Retrieved25 February2018.

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