Naomi Kara (born 18 June 1986) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Naomi Kara
Personal information
Born (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38)
Cambridge, New Zealand
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (10 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– New Zealand Warriors 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 19 February 2021

Background

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Born in Cambridge, New Zealand, Kara played her junior rugby league for the Cambridge Raiders and the Runaway Bay Seagulls. Her younger brother Kurt is a former New Zealand Māori representative.[1]

Playing career

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In 2017, Kara played Greenacre Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[2] In 2019 and 2020, she played for the Wests Tigers.[3]

In September 2020, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 3 of the 2020 NRLW season, Kara made her debut for the Warriors, starting at halfback in a 22–10 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Warriors make changes to spine for last NRLW match". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "NSWRL Women's Premiership - 2017 Round 5". League Unlimited. 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Wests Tigers women on mission to lift against Bulldogs". Wests Tigers. 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "'Like a second family': Aussie sevens star Ellia Green right at home". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2020.
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