| Kararaina Wira-Kohu | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Te Tai Tokerau (Whangārei), New Zealand |
| Height: | 172cm (68inches) |
| Weight: | 105kg (231lb) |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Appearances1: | 1 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Teama: | NZ Māori Ferns |
| Yearastart: | 2017 |
| Yearaend: | 22 |
| Appearancesa: | 4 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Teamb: | Kiwi Ferns |
| Yearbstart: | 2020 |
| Appearancesb: | 1 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Updated: | 9 August 2022 |
| Source: | [1] |
Kararaina Wira-Kohu (born 9 March 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. Her position is . She previously played for the Newcastle Knights Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Born in Te Tai Tokerau (Whangārei), New Zealand, Wira-Kohu is of Māori descent.[2]
Wira-Kohu played for the Papakura Sisters, before moving to the Manurewa Marlins[3] in 2017, also playing for the Northern Swords that season.[4] Later that year she played for the New Zealand Māori Ferns against the Indigenous All Stars.[5] [4] In 2018, she represented the Auckland women's rugby league team[6] and was named in the New Zealand Māori Ferns squad again.[7] In 2019, she returned to Papakura, represented the Counties Manukau Stingrays[8] and played for the Northland Kauri rugby union side in the Farah Palmer Cup.[4] She continued to represent the New Zealand Māori Ferns in both 2019 and 2020.[2] [4] In 2020, she played for the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns against the Fetū Samoa invitational side.[9] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[10]
In round 4 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Wira-Kohu made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[11] She played in 1 match for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[12]