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Luisa Gago (born 8 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a lock, she has represented New Zealand and Samoa.

Playing career

A fullback as a junior, Gago transitioned into the forwards after a number of injuries.

In 2017, while playing for the Manurewa Marlins, she was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, playing two games.

In August 2018, Gago joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Warriors' 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters, scoring a try.

On 22 June 2019, she captained Samoa in their first Test match in eight years, a 8–46 loss to New Zealand at Mt Smart Stadium.

References

1. "Gago swaps glamour for grit". NZRL.
2. "Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad". NZRL. 15 October 2017.
3. "Profiling all 22 players in our women's squad". NZ Warriors. 3 August 2018.
4. "Warriors shock Roosters in women's premiership opener". NRL. 8 September 2018.
5. "Fetu Samoa to play first women's international in eight years". RNZ. 20 June 2019.

External links

• NRL profile

• 1993 births
• Living people
• New Zealand female rugby league players
• New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
• New Zealand women's national rugby league team players
• Samoa women's national rugby league team players
• Rugby league locks
• New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players
• 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen