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Sareka Mooka
Personal information
Full nameSareka Mooka
Born (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 12 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 0 0
2024 PNG PM's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 10 December 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

Mooka was born in Cairns, Queensland and is of Torres Strait Islander descent. She played her junior rugby league for the Upper Ross Rams and attended Kirwan State High School.

Playing career

Early years

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. On 25 September 2022, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.

2023

In February, Mooka represented the Indigenous All Stars in their loss to the Māori All Stars. In March, she played for the Mackay Cutters in the QRL Women's Premiership.

On 5 May, she signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.

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. In Round 2, she scored her first try in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights.

2024

On 25 May, Mooka came off the bench and scored a try in the Cutters' QRLW Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.

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.

References

  1. "Sareka Mooka – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. "North Queensland Gold Stars' title push driven by family". Cairns Post. 4 June 2022.
  3. "Cowboys award night: Jason Taumalolo wins sixth Paul Bowman Medal". Townsville Bulletin. 5 September 2022.
  4. "Australian PM's XIII Women's squad announcement". NRL.com. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. "Knights selected in Women's All Stars squads". Newcastle Knights. 25 January 2023.
  6. "Eight BMD Premiership winners named for Saturday's curtain raiser". NQ Cowboys. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. "Cowboys sign Indigenous All Star Sareka Mooka". NQ Cowboys. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. "Dibb sinks former club in Cowboys upset over Knights". NRL.com. 30 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  10. "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. "Cowboys down Dragons in 13-try thriller in Townsville". NRL.com. 4 August 2024.

External links

North Queensland Cowboys (NRL Women's Premiership) – current squad
Inaugural North Queensland Cowboys women's side
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