Oneata Schwalger
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| Born | 4 July 1985 Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 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
[edit]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
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lafai's cousin among Dragons' women's recruits". St George Illawarra Dragons. 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Oneata Schwalger goes from Porirua rugby family into the NRL big league". Stuff.co.nz. 11 September 2018.
- ^ "WRWC 2014: Disciplinary update". World Rugby. 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Schwalger awarded first ISCA Scholarship in new partnership". NSW Rugby. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Victorian to represent Women's All Stars". Melbourne Storm. 9 February 2015.
- ^ "WNRL Team List v Raiders". Cronulla Sharks. 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Trailblazing Victorian eyeing World Cup". NRL. 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Marquee quartet further boosts Dragons' Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)". St George Illawarra Dragons. 9 September 2018.