Sareka Mooka (born 10 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Sareka Mooka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1999 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 22 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A prop or second-row, she is a Prime Minister's XIII and Indigenous All Stars representative.
Background
editMooka was born in Cairns, Queensland and is of Torres Strait Islander descent.[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Upper Ross Rams and attended Kirwan State High School.
Playing career
editEarly years
editIn 2022, Mooka played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the QRL Women's Premiership, starting at second-row in their Grand Final win over the Central Queensland Capras.[3] On 25 September 2022, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.[4]
2023
editIn February, Mooka represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars.[5] In March, she played for the Mackay Cutters in the QRL Women's Premiership.[6]
On 5 May, she signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[7]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting at prop in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[8] In Round 2, she scored her first try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.[9]
2024
editOn 25 May, Mooka came off the bench and scored a try in the Cutters' QRLW Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[10]
In Round 2 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she made her first appearance of the season for the Cowboys, coming off the bench in a 38–34 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Sareka Mooka – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "North Queensland Gold Stars' title push driven by family". Cairns Post. 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys award night: Jason Taumalolo wins sixth Paul Bowman Medal". Townsville Bulletin. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad announcement". NRL.com. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Knights selected in Women's All Stars squads". Newcastle Knights. 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Eight BMD Premiership winners named for Saturday's curtain raiser". NQ Cowboys. 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Indigenous All Star Sareka Mooka". NQ Cowboys. 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Dibb sinks former club in Cowboys upset over Knights". NRL.com. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys down Dragons in 13-try thriller in Townsville". NRL.com. 4 August 2024.