Oneata Schwalger Explained

Oneata Schwalger
Birth Date:1985 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Apia, Samoa
Height:175cm (69inches)
Weight:89kg (196lb)
Year1start:2018
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Teama:Women's All Stars
Yearastart:2015
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Ru Position:Prop
Ru Year1start:2020
Ru Appearances1:4
Ru Tries1:0
Ru Goals1:0
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:0
Ru Teama:Australia
Ru Yearastart:2014
Source:RLP
Updated:16 November 2020

Oneata Schwalger (born 4 July 1985) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super W. Primarily a prop, she is an Australia international and previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Apia, Samoa, Schwalger was raised in Porirua, New Zealand. In Porirua, she played rugby union for Norths and rugby league for the Porirua Vikings. Her brother John is a former All Black and her cousin, Tim Lafai, is a Samoan rugby league international.[1]

Playing career

Rugby union

In 2007, Schwalger moved to Australia and played rugby union, first in Perth and later in Melbourne. In Melbourne, she played for the Melbourne Unicorns.[2]

In 2014, Schwalger represented Australia at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.[3]

In 2020, she played for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W competition.[4]

Rugby league

In 2015, Schwalger represented the Women's All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars, becoming the first player based outside of Queensland and New South Wales to play for the side.[5]

In 2017, she joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRL Women's Premiership team and was selected in the Australian train-on squad.[6] [7]

In 2018 and 2019, she represented the Combined Affiliated States at the Women's National Championships.[8] [9]

On 13 June 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[10] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lafai's cousin among Dragons' women's recruits. 13 June 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  2. Web site: Oneata Schwalger goes from Porirua rugby family into the NRL big league. 11 September 2018. Stuff.co.nz.
  3. Web site: WRWC 2014: Disciplinary update. 14 August 2014. World Rugby.
  4. Web site: Schwalger awarded first ISCA Scholarship in new partnership. 13 January 2020. NSW Rugby.
  5. Web site: Victorian to represent Women's All Stars. 9 February 2015. Melbourne Storm.
  6. Web site: WNRL Team List v Raiders. 7 March 2017. Cronulla Sharks.
  7. Web site: Trailblazing Victorian eyeing World Cup. 11 August 2017. NRL.
  8. Web site: Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser. 29 May 2018. NRL.
  9. Web site: Line-ups named for Women's National Championships. 22 May 2019. NRL.
  10. Web site: Marquee quartet further boosts Dragons' Women's Premiership squad. 13 June 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  11. Web site: Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1). 9 September 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.