China Polata
Personal information
Full nameChina Efrosinia Polata
Born (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Prop, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Brisbane Broncos 1 0 0 0 0
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 8 1 0 0 4
Total 9 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Tonga 1 1 0 0 4
2023 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 16 September 2023

China Polata (born 26 February 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A centre or fullback, she previously played for the Brisbane Broncos.

Background

Polata was born in Brisbane, Queensland and is of Tongan and Ukrainian descent.[2] She attended John Paul College in Daisy Hill.[3]

Playing career

In 2018, Polata represented Queensland at the under-17 national rugby sevens championships at Ballymore Stadium.[4]

In 2019, Polata began playing rugby league for Brothers St Brendans and represented Queensland under-18 in their 24–4 loss to New South Wales. In August 2019, she signed a development contract with the Brisbane Broncos.[5][6]

In 2020, Polata played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership. She tore her ACL later that year, missing the entire 2021 season.[7]

2022

In Round 4 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Polata made her NRLW debut for the Broncos on the wing against the Gold Coast Titans.[8] Following the NRLW season, she played for Souths Logan in the QRL Women's Premiership.[9]

In June, she made her international debut for Tonga, starting at five-eighth and scoring a try in their 50–12 loss to New Zealand.[10] In November, Polata moved to Townsville, in hopes of gaining a contract with the newly established North Queensland Cowboys NRLW team.[11]

2023

Polata began the 2023 season playing for the Mackay Cutters in the QRL Women's Premiership.[12]

On 10 May, Polata signed with the North Queensland Cowboys.[13] On 23 June, she made her State of Origin debut for Queensland, starting on the wing in Game II of the 2023 State of Origin series.[14]

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting on the wing in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[15] In Round 2, she was named to start on the wing but played at prop in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[16] In Round 4, he scored her first NRLW try in a 16–12 win over the Wests Tigers.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "China Polata - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Generation Next on display in under 18s showdown". NRL. 20 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Queensland U18 debut "indescribable" for Polata". QRL. 19 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gold Coast dominates Queensland sevens squads for national championships at Ballymore". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Six Logan girls selected in the Queensland under 18 rugby league team to play New South Wales". The Courier Mail. 12 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Thriller as Brothers St Brendan's beat Parrots". QRL. 16 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "A look at the big stars and the up-and-comers of the inaugural women's premiership". The Couriter Mail. 10 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Broncos NRLW Team List: Round 4 v Titans". Bribane Broncos. 15 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Suzuki Brisbane Tigers Full squad list for 2022". Brisbane Tigers. 27 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kiwi Ferns return to Test match action in style with win over Tonga". ESPN. 25 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "How Polata is rediscovering her love of league". QRL. 23 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Quicksilver Peters And Polata Shine In Cutters Ten Try BMD Premiership Romp". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. 20 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cowboys announce six NRLW signing". NQ Cowboys. 10 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "'I want to run through a brick wall': Polata ready to make her mark in Origin". QRL. 16 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Dibb sinks former club in Cowboys upset over Knights". NRL.com. 30 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Late Peters try steals win for Cowboys over Wests Tigers". NRL.com. 12 August 2023.
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