Krystal Rota (born 3 October 1985) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.
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| Born | 3 October 1985 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a hooker, she is a New Zealand international.
Background
editBorn in Auckland, Rota began playing rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins when she was 17.[1]
Playing career
editIn 2008, Rota was selected in the New Zealand train-on squad for the 2008 Women's Rugby League World Cup but was not selected in the final squad.[2]
In 2015, Rota returned to rugby league after a three-year break. On 3 May 2015, she made her debut for New Zealand, coming off the bench in a 14–22 loss to Australia.[3] On 6 May 2016, she started at hooker for New Zealand in their 26–16 win over Australia.[4]
In 2017, Rota represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. On 2 December 2017, she started at hooker in New Zealand's final loss to Australia.[5]
On 31 July 2018, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in their 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]
On 15 February 2019, Rota captained the Māori All Stars and scored a try in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[8] In October 2019, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.[9]
On 22 February 2020, she captained the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[10] Rota withdrew from the 2020 NRL Women's season due to family and work commitments.[11]
On 1 December 2021, Rota signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[12] In February 2022, she was announced as one of the club captains.[13]
In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Rota made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[14] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[15]
In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Women in League profile: Krystal Rota". Auckland Rugby League. 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Krystal Rota". NZRL.
- ^ "Anzac Test - Five Vodafone Warriors". NZ Warrior. 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Kiwis confirm Anzac Test line-up". NZ Warriors. 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns named". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Quartet named in Maori Ferns All-Stars team". NZ Warriors. 18 January 2019.
- ^ "World Cup winners for WNRL Nines". NZ Warriors. 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Women's All Stars captains back Indigenous v Maori concept". NRL. 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Rota hopes latest coach-captain switch brings stability". NRL. 4 November 2020.
- ^ "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Trio named as inaugural Captains of the NRLW side". Newcastle Knights. 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.