Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate

Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate

Personal information
Full name	Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate
Born	(1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Hooker, 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
Position	Hooker, 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 2017 Ireland Team 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. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. 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.

External links

• Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate at the Black Ferns (archive)