Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
Personal information
Full nameTe Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate
Born (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991
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's rugby union
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 IrelandTeam competition

Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate (born 21 October 1991) is a New Zealand rugby footballer who has represented New Zealand in rugby union and the Cook Islands in rugby league.

Personal life

Ngata-Aerengamate taught at Tangaroa College[1] and now teaches at Kaitaia College.[2] She teaches the Maori language and P.E. She is of Maori and Cook Island descent.[3]

Rugby career

Rugby Union

Ngata-Aerengamate debuted for the Black Ferns in 2014 against Australia. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4] She led the haka at the World Cup.[5]

Ngata-Aerengamate played for the Blues against the Chiefs in the first-ever women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand on 1 May 2021.[6][7] On 3 November 2021, she was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[8][9]

Rugby League

Ngata-Aerengamate played for the Cook Islands at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup,[10] and in rugby league nines at the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship, scoring a try against Canada.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Leilani Perese". www.tangaroa.school.nz. Tangaroa College. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate". allblacks.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Rowan, Kate (24 August 2017). "'Leading the haka fires me up, it's like an adrenalin rush'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "nib BLUES WOMEN'S TEAM EXCITED FOR HISTORIC CLASH". Blues Rugby. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women's Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021)". allblacks.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki 2022 Squad". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced". Blues Rugby. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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