Amelia Mafi
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Born | South Auckland, New Zealand | 22 June 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 2 November 2023 |
Amelia Huakau[1] (née Mafi; born 22 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership, Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and has represented Tonga internationally.
Background
[edit]Born in South Auckland, Mafi is of Tongan descent and played her junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies.
Playing career
[edit]In 2018, Mafi played for Penrith Brothers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[2] In 2019, she joined the Wentworthville Magpies.[3][4]
In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team but did not play a game due to injury.[5] In Round 3 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 24–16 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[6]
She played for Parramatta Eels in 2023 before joining the Wests Tigers for the 2024 season after recently marrying.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Eel joins Wests Tigers". 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Women's Rd 1". NSWRL. 23 March 2018.
- ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2019 Round 10". League Unlimited. 14 May 2019.
- ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - 2020 Round 6". League Unlimited. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Roosters announce 2019 NRLW Squad". Sydney Roosters. 1 July 2019.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail Game Three". Sydney Roosters. 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Eel joins Wests Tigers". 16 January 2024.