| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 2003 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 173cm (68inches) |
| Weight: | 84kg (185lb) |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Year1end: | 22 |
| Appearances1: | 11 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 6 |
| Club2: | Nth Qld Cowboys |
| Year2start: | 2023 |
| Year2end: | present |
| Appearances2: | 12 |
| Tries2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 16 |
| Teama: | Queensland |
| Yearastart: | 2021 |
| Yearaend: | 22 |
| Appearancesa: | 2 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | Māori All Stars |
| Yearbstart: | 2022 |
| Yearbend: | 23 |
| Appearancesb: | 2 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Teamc: | Prime Minister's XIII |
| Yearcstart: | 2023 |
| Appearancesc: | 1 |
| Triesc: | 0 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 0 |
| Updated: | 18 August 2024 |
| Source: | [1] |
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith (born 17 June 2003) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A, she previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.
Raftstrand-Smith was born in Auckland and is of Māori descent.[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Richmond Rovers before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland as a 13-year old.[3] [4] In Australia, she attended Keebra Park State High School and played rugby league for the Parkwood Sharks.[5]
Raftstrand-Smith's aunt, Portia Woodman, is a New Zealand rugby sevens and rugby union international.[6]
While at Keeba Park, Raftstrand-Smith was a member of the Australian rugby sevens Youth Development Program.[7]
In 2021 and 2022, she played for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership, winning a Grand Final with the club in 2021.[8]
On 25 June 2021, the 18–year old Raftstrand-Smith started at for Queensland in their State of Origin win over New South Wales. In August 2021, she signed with the Gold Coast Titans.[9]
In February, Raftstrand-Smith represented the Māori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars.[10]
In Round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Titans against the St George Illawarra Dragons.[11] On 24 June 2022, she came off the bench for Queensland in their 20–14 loss to New South Wales.[12]
Raftstrand-Smith began the 2023 season playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[13]
On 20 May, Raftrand-Smith signed with the North Queensland Cowboys NRLW team on a two-year contract, alongside her younger sister Ebony.[14]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting at in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[15]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, Raftstrand-Smith started at in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[16] In Round 2, she scored two tries in a 38–34 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[17]