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Krystal Rota

Krystal Rota

NZ international women's rugby league footballer

Krystal Rota (born 3 October 1985) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

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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

Born in Auckland, Rota began playing rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins when she was 17.[1]

Playing career

In 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

  1. [1]
    "Women in League profile: Krystal Rota". Auckland Rugby League. 24 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Krystal Rota". NZRL.
  3. [3]
    "Anzac Test - Five Vodafone Warriors". NZ Warrior. 26 April 2015.
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    "Kiwis confirm Anzac Test line-up". NZ Warriors. 3 May 2016.
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    "Kiwi Ferns named". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2017.
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    "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
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    "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Quartet named in Maori Ferns All-Stars team". NZ Warriors. 18 January 2019.
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    "World Cup winners for WNRL Nines". NZ Warriors. 10 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Women's All Stars captains back Indigenous v Maori concept". NRL. 21 February 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Rota hopes latest coach-captain switch brings stability". NRL. 4 November 2020.
  12. [12]
    "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Trio named as inaugural Captains of the NRLW side". Newcastle Knights. 21 February 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  16. [16]
    Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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