Karla Matua
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Whangārei, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Green Bay High School Rutherford College | ||||||||||||||||
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Karla Matua (née Clay; born 17 May 1970) is a former Australian rugby union and league player.
Rugby career
Rugby union
Matua has the honour of being the Wallaroos first capped player, which was presented in 2008.[1] She was born in Whangārei, New Zealand and attended Green Bay High School, and Rutherford College in Auckland.[2] She made her only appearance for Australia in their first international test against the Black Ferns on 2 September 1994 at Sydney.[2][3] She has played provincially for the Auckland Storm and the Counties Manukau Heat.[3]
Rugby league
Matua competed for the New Zealand Māori women's side at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup; she played in the final against the Kiwi Ferns.[3]
References
- ↑ "Our History - Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Karla Matua - Classic Wallabies". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McFadden, Suzanne (18 November 2022). "From Manurewa to Manchester, Kiwi Ferns go hard". Newsroom. Retrieved 22 May 2024.