Rua Ngatikaura
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| Full name | Ruatapu Ngatikaura | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 2000 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 22 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruatapu Ngatikaura (born 27 May 2000) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup.
Background
[edit]Ngatikaura was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales. He is of Cook Islands descent.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Ngatikaura came through the youth system at the Wests Tigers, playing for the Western Suburbs in the Harold Matthews Cup between 2015 and 2016, before moving onto the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2017. He played for the Wests Tigers in their Jersey Flegg Cup side between 2018 and 2021.[4][5] He captained the side and was named player of the year in 2021.[6]
He played for the Wests Tigers in Trial matches before the start of the 2022 NRL season.[7]
Ngatikaura was promoted to the Wests Tigers top squad ahead of the 2023 NRL season.[8] At the end of the 2023 NRL season, Ngatikaura was released by the club. In November 2023, he joined NSW Cup side North Sydney ahead of the 2024 NSW Cup season.[9]
International career
[edit]In 2022 Ngatikaura was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rua Ngatikaura". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ Rua Ngatikaura
- ^ Strongest Cook Islands squad as Kukis need big game players to stand up
- ^ Ngatikaura joins West Tigers’
- ^ Key talking points from Friday’s trial
- ^ Rua Ngatikaura joins Wests Tigers top squad
- ^ "Bears raid Tigers". www.northsydneybears.com.au.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Cook Island descent
- Cook Islands national rugby league team players
- Cook Island rugby league players
- Cook Island expatriate rugby league players
- Cook Island expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby league hookers
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players