NZ international rugby league & union player
Rugby player
Abigail Roache
Date of birth (2000-09-12 ) 12 September 2000 (age 24) Place of birth Auckland , New Zealand Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) Weight 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) Rugby league career
Position Centre , Five-eighth
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2023–24
Newcastle
20
9
0
0
36
2025–
NQ Cowboys
0
0
0
0
0
Total
20
9
0
0
36
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2022–24
New Zealand
8
3
0
0
12
As of 19 December 2024
Abigail Roache (born 12 September 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league player who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership .
Primarily a centre , she has represented New Zealand and previously played for the Newcastle Knights . In rugby union, she played for the Chiefs Manawa in Super Rugby Aupiki and provincially for the Auckland Storm .
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand , Roache is the younger sister of former NRL player, Nathaniel Roache .[ 1] ACL in both knees before turning 20 and had further surgery to repair meniscus injuries.[ 1]
Rugby career
Rugby union
Roache was named in Auckland Storm 's squad for the 2019 Farah Palmer Cup season.[ 2] Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season .[ 3] [ 4]
Rugby league
In 2022, Roache was awarded the Cathy Friend Women's Player of the Year for her outstanding performance for the Richmond Roses in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[ 5] [ 6]
Roache was initially left out of the Kiwi Ferns squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup , but received a late call-up when Kararaina Wira-Kohu withdrew due to a torn calf days before the tournament.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 1] test debut on 10 November 2022 in their pool game loss to the Jillaroos at the World Cup.[ 5] [ 1] [ 10] [ 1] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
In May 2023, Roache signed a 2-year contract with NRL Women's Premiership side Newcastle Knights .[ 14] 2023 NRLW season , she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons ,[ 15] [ 16]
In October 2023, Roache played at centre in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final win over the Gold Coast Titans .[ 17]
After 20 games with the Knights, Roache parted ways with the club at the end of the 2024 season .[ 18]
On 18 December 2024, she joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a three-year contract.[ 19]
References
^ a b c d e Rosser, Corey (16 November 2022). " . National Rugby League . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ "Auckland Storm looking to bounce back from disappointing 2018 campaign" . Provincial Rugby . 21 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2023 .^ Perry, James (16 January 2023). "Chiefs Manawa add flair and experience to squad ahead of Super Rugby Aupiki" . Māori Television . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Dermody, Jessica (16 January 2023). "Super Rugby Aupiki 'fresh challenge' for Sevens star" . 1 News . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ a b "Roache to make her Kiwi Ferns debut" . New Zealand Rugby League . Retrieved 19 March 2023 .^ "Abigail Roache and Eiden Ackland receive 2022 top honours" . www.aucklandleague.co.nz . 27 August 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023 .^ "Wira-Kohu ruled out of Kiwi Ferns RLWC Squad" . Rugby League Planet . Retrieved 19 March 2023 .^ McFadden, Suzanne (19 November 2022). "From Manurewa to Manchester, Kiwi Ferns go hard" . Newsroom . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Miller, Scott (13 November 2022). "2022 Rugby League World Cup: Aotearoa Kiwi Ferns vs England Semi-Final Preview" . The Niche Cache . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Walker, Callum (14 November 2022). "England's World Cup Final hopes smashed as New Zealand register impressive 20-6 win" . TotalRL.com . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Martin, Paul (17 November 2022). "What are the teams for the women's Rugby League World Cup final?" . www.rlwc2021.com . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Chapman, Grant (18 November 2022). "Rugby League World Cup: One change to Kiwi Ferns for final against Australia Jillaroos" . Newshub . Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ Mascord, Steve (19 November 2022). "Australia blitzes Kiwi Ferns in World Cup final" . rugbyleaguehub.com . Retrieved 19 March 2023 . ^ "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights" . Newcastle Knights . 10 May 2023.^ "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List" . Newcastle Knights . 18 July 2023.^ "Knights kick off new season with win over the Dragons" . Newcastle Knights . 22 July 2023.^ "2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP" . www.rugbyleagueproject.org .^ "Instagram" . www.instagram.com .^ "Kiwi Ferns duo join Cowboys" . NQ Cowboys . 18 December 2024.
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