| Krystal Rota | |
| Birth Date: | 1985 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 172cm (68inches) |
| Weight: | 77kg (170lb) |
| Year1start: | 2018 |
| Year1end: | 19 |
| Appearances1: | 6 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Year2start: | 2021 |
| Appearances2: | 4 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Teama: | New Zealand |
| Yearastart: | 2015 |
| Yearaend: | 19 |
| Appearancesa: | 15 |
| Triesa: | 2 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 8 |
| Teamb: | Māori All Stars |
| Yearbstart: | 2019 |
| Yearbend: | 22 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 1 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 4 |
| Teamc: | New Zealand 9s |
| Yearcstart: | 2019 |
| Appearancesc: | 4 |
| Triesc: | 2 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 8 |
| Source: | RLP |
| Updated: | 14 November 2022 |
Krystal Rota (born 3 October 1985) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer.
She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a, she is a New Zealand international.
Born in Auckland, Rota began playing rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins when she was 17.[1]
In 2008, Rota was selected in the New Zealand train-on squad for the 2008 Women's Rugby League World Cup but was not selected in the final squad.[2]
In 2015, Rota returned to rugby league after a three-year break. On 3 May 2015, she made her debut for New Zealand, coming off the bench in a 14–22 loss to Australia.[3] On 6 May 2016, she started at for New Zealand in their 26–16 win over Australia.[4]
In 2017, Rota represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. On 2 December 2017, she started at in New Zealand's final loss to Australia.[5]
On 31 July 2018, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in their 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]
On 15 February 2019, Rota captained the Māori All Stars and scored a try in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[8] In October 2019, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.[9]
On 22 February 2020, she captained the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[10] Rota withdrew from the 2020 NRL Women's season due to family and work commitments.[11]
On 1 December 2021, Rota signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[12] In February 2022, she was announced as one of the club captains.[13]
In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Rota made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[14] She played in 4 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[15]
In October 2022, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[16]