Sareka Mooka
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
A prop or second-row, she is a Prime Minister's XIII and Indigenous All Stars representative.
Background
[edit]Mooka 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
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 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
[edit]In 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
[edit]On 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.