Tafao Asaua
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| Full name | Tafao Fa'aeaina Asaua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tafao Fa'aeaina Asaua (born 2004) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
A Samoan international, she previously played for the Parramatta Eels.
Background
[edit]Asaua played her junior rugby league for Otahuhu, where she was selected to represent the Counties Manukau Stingrays and the New Zealand 18s team in 2022.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 2023, Asaua moved to Australia, joining the Manly Sea Eagles, playing for their under-19 Tarsha Gale Cup team.[4] In May 2023, she was selected to represent the under-19 New South Wales City team.[5][6]
On 15 October 2023, Asaua made her Test debut for Samoa, coming off the bench in their 26–12 win over Fiji.[7][8]
2024
[edit]Asaua joined the Parramatta Eels Top 24 squad in 2024 after being a development player for the club in 2023.[9]
She began the season playing for the Eels' NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[10]
In Round 4 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Eels, coming off the bench in a 12–10 win over the Wests Tigers.[11] She played one more game for the club before departing at the end of the season.
2025
[edit]On 12 May, Asaua was announced as a development player for the North Queensland Cowboys.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tafao Asaua – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "National Youth Competition". NZRL.
- ^ "Depth Of Talent On Display This Representative Weekend". Scoop.co.nz. 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Sea Eagles record historic win in Tarsha Gale Cup". Manly Sea Eagles. 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Three Sea Eagles players to represent City". Manly Sea Eagles. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "NSW Country-City squads for 2023 have been named". NSWRL. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Eels called up for Test duty". Parramatta Eels. 4 October 2023.
- ^ "A massive privilege': Fetu Samoa relish Williams-Guthrie inclusion". NRL. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 NRLW Signings Tracker: Eales signs with Eels". Parramatta Eels. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "HNWP Team List: Round 1". Parramatta Eels. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "NRLW Late Mail: Round 4". Parramatta Eels. 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys 2025 NRLW squad announced". NQ Cowboys. 12 May 2025.