Karley Te Kawa | |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Year1start: | 2018 |
Appearances1: | 2 |
Tries1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 4 |
Year2start: | 2022 |
Tries2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 8 |
Teama: | New Zealand |
Yearastart: | 2010 |
Yearaend: | 18 |
Appearancesa: | 5 |
Triesa: | 5 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 20 |
Yearbstart: | 2022 |
Appearancesb: | 3 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
Source: | RLP |
Updated: | 26 November 2020 |
Karley Te Kawa is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos Women in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A or, she is a New Zealand representative.
Born in Auckland, Te Kawa attended Papakura High School and played junior rugby league for the Papakura Sea Eagles.[1] [2]
In October 2010, Te Kawa made her debut for New Zealand in their two-game series against England, scoring a try in their first Test win at Toll Stadium.[3]
In 2011 and 2012, Te Kawa played rugby union for Manurewa and represented Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup.[4]
In 2013, she represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[5] She scored a hat-trick in their 88–0 win over France.[6] On 14 July 2013, she started on the wing in New Zealand's 12–22 final loss to Australia.[7]
On 20 July 2018, Te Kawa signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[8] In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in their 14–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[9]
On 13 October 2018, she started on the wing for New Zealand in their 24–26 loss to Australia at Mt Smart Stadium.[10]