| China Polata | |
| Fullname: | China Efrosinia Polata |
| Birth Date: | 2002 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Height: | 173cm (68inches) |
| Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Appearances1: | 1 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Club2: | Nth Qld Cowboys |
| Year2start: | 2023 |
| Year2end: | present |
| Appearances2: | 12 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Teama: | Tonga |
| Yearastart: | 2022 |
| Yearaend: | 23 |
| Appearancesa: | 2 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Teamb: | Queensland |
| Yearbstart: | 2023 |
| Appearancesb: | 1 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Teamc: | Prime Minister's XIII |
| Yearcstart: | 2023 |
| Appearancesc: | 1 |
| Triesc: | 0 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 0 |
| Updated: | 18 August 2024 |
| Source: | [1] |
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 or, she previously played for the Brisbane Broncos.
Polata was born in Brisbane, Queensland and is of Tongan and Ukrainian descent.[2] She attended John Paul College in Daisy Hill.[3]
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]
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 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]
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 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 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 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]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, Polata started at Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[18]