Shakiah Tungai Explained

Shakiah Tungai
Birth Date:1996 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height:165cm (65inches)
Weight:69kg (152lb)
Club1:St. George Illawarra
Year1start:2018
Year1end:20
Appearances1:8
Tries1:3
Goals1:3
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:18
Club2:Brisbane Broncos
Year2start:2022
Appearances2:2
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Club3:Canberra Raiders
Year3start:2023
Year3end:present
Appearances3:9
Tries3:4
Goals3:1
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:18
Teama:Prime Minister's XIII
Yearastart:2018
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:3
Goalsa:3
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:18
Teamb:Indigenous All Stars
Yearbstart:2019
Yearbend:20
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:4
Teamc:New South Wales
Yearcstart:2019
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:4
Teamd:Australia 9s
Yeardstart:2019
Appearancesd:4
Triesd:2
Goalsd:1
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:10
Teame:Australia
Yearestart:2019
Appearancese:1
Triese:1
Goalse:4
Fieldgoalse:0
Pointse:12
Source:[1]
Updated:1 November 2023

Shakiah Tungai (born 29 November 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays a and for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian and New South Wales representative. Shakiah attended Barrack Heights Public School and Warilla High School.

Background

Born in Wollongong, Tungai is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2]

Growing up, she played soccer in first grade since the age of 14, winning numerous ‘golden boot’ awards as the leagues leading goal scorer. Shakiah's team were very successful, winning many State Cup Championships during her soccer career, before switching to rugby league in 2017.[3] In 2016, she won the Kyah Simon Player of the Tournament Medal at the National Indigenous Soccer Championships.[4]

Playing career

2018

In June, while playing for the Avondale Greyhounds in the Illawarra Rugby League, Tungai represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[5] On 26 July, she signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[6]

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.[7] She scored one try and kicked three goals during the season, finishing as the Dragons' top point scorer.

On 6 October, Tungai scored three tries and kicked three goals for the Prime Minister's XIII in a 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[8]

2019

On 15 February, Tungai represented the Indigenous All Stars, scoring a try in their 4–8 loss to the Māori All Stars.[9]

In May, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[10] On 21 June, Tungai made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales, scoring a try in their 14–4 win over Queensland.[11]

On 6 October, Tungai started on the in the Dragons' 6–30 NRLW Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[12] In October, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[13]

On 25 October, Tungai made her Test debut for Australia, scoring a try and kicking three goals in a 8–28 win over New Zealand.[14]

2020

On 22 February, Tungai started at for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Māori All Stars, injuring her shoulder in the match.[15]

In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, Tungai started at for the Dragons in a 4–18 loss to the Sydney Roosters. She injured her shoulder during the game, ruling her out for the remainder of the season.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shakiah Tungai – Career Stats & Summary . 2020-11-28 . Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Pasfield . Sam . 2020-10-20 . Shakiah Tungai Women's Origins . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201022114/http://nswrl.com.au/news/2020/10/20/womens-origins--shakiah-tungai/ . 2020-12-01 . 2020-11-28 . New South Wales Rugby League.
  3. News: Jennings . Mitch . 2018-07-27 . Dragons 2018: Tungai on path to stardom . . 2020-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811231350/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5551271/tungai-on-path-to-stardom/ . 2021-08-11.
  4. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2019-02-06 . Two sports in two months: Tungai set for second crack at Maori . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811232401/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/06/two-sports-in-two-months-tungai-ready-for-second-crack-at-maori . 2021-08-11 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  5. Web site: Newton . Alicia . 2018-05-29 . Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043533/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/29/womens-national-championships-the-perfect-origin-appetiser/ . 2020-11-09 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  6. Web site: 2018-07-26 . Dragons sign four local juniors to Women's Premiership ranks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031256/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/07/26/dragons-sign-four-juniors-to-womens-premiership-ranks/ . 2020-11-09 . 2020-11-28 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
  7. Web site: 2018-09-04 . NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020220136/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/09/04/nrl-womens-premiership-team-round-1-v-broncos/ . 2020-10-20 . 2020-11-28 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
  8. Web site: Chammas . Michael . 2018-10-06 . Tungai stars for Australian women's side . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925171203/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/06/tungai-stars-as-australian-womens-pms-xiii-thump-png/ . 2020-09-25 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  9. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2019-02-15 . Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127005226/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/15/new-zealand-maori-women-outlast-indigenous-all-stars/ . 2020-11-27 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  10. Web site: Newton . Alicia . 2019-05-22 . Line-ups named for Women's National Championships . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003558/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/ . 2020-11-08 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  11. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2019-06-21 . Studdon stars as NSW women fight back to beat Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201103062218/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/21/nsw-women-fight-back-to-defend-state-of-origin-title/ . 2020-11-03 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  12. Web site: 2019-10-06 . NRLW late mail: Grand final v Broncos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171800/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/10/06/nrlw-late-mail-grand-final-v-broncos/ . 2020-10-27 . 2020-11-28 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
  13. Web site: 2019-10-14 . When to watch the Red V at the World Cup Nines . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020055821/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/10/14/full-list-of-world-cup-9s-matches-featuring-dragons/ . 2020-10-20 . 2020-11-28 . St. George Illawarra Dragons.
  14. Web site: Newton . Alicia . 2019-10-25 . Jillaroos bounce back from Nines defeat to thump Kiwi Ferns . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201212155452/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/25/jillaroos-bounce-back-from-nines-defeat-to-thump-kiwi-ferns/ . 2020-12-12 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  15. Web site: Gould . Joel . 2020-02-22 . Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127235546/https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/22/harden-magic-sinks-maori-all-stars/ . 2020-11-27 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.
  16. Web site: Newton . Alicia . 2020-10-03 . Injury concerns for four Dragons after first-up defeat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201006165523/https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/03/injury-concerns-for-four-dragons-after-first-up-defeat/ . 2020-10-06 . 2020-11-28 . National Rugby League.

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