Shakiah Tungai

Shakiah Tungai (born 29 November 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays a wing and five-eighth for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian and New South Wales representative.

Shakiah Tungai
Personal information
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– St George Illawarra 8 3 3 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Prime Minister's XIII 1 3 3 0 18
2019–20 Indigenous All Stars 2 1 0 0 4
2019 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 4
2019 Australia 9s 4 2 1 0 10
2019 Australia 1 1 4 0 12
As of 28 November 2020
Source: RLP

Background

Born in Wollongong, Tungai is of Indigenous Australian descent.[1]

Growing up, she played soccer before switching to rugby league in 2018.[2] In 2016, she won the Kyah Simon Player of the Tournament Medal at the National Indigenous Soccer Championships.[3]

Playing career

2018

In June, while playing for the Avondale Greyhounds in the Illawarra Rugby League, Tungai represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[4] On 26 July, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[5]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[6] She scored one try and kicked three goals during the season, finishing as the Dragons' top point scorer.

On 6 October, Tungai scored three tries and kicked three goals for the Prime Minister's XIII in a 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[7]

2019

On 15 February, Tungai represented the Indigenous All Stars, scoring a try in their 4–8 loss to the Māori All Stars.[8]

In May, she reprsented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[9] On 21 June, Tungai made her State of Origin debut for New South Wales, scoring a try in their 14–4 win over Queensland.[10]

On 6 October, Tungai started on the wing in the Dragons' 6–30 NRLW Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[11] In October, she represented Australia at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[12]

On 25 October, Tungai made her Test debut for Australia, scoring a try and kicking three goals in a 8–28 win over New Zealand.[13]

2020

On 22 February, Tungai started at fullback for the Indigenous All Stars in their 10–4 win over the Māori All Stars, injuring her shoulder in the match.[14]

In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, Tungai started at five-eighth for the Dragons in a 4–18 loss to the Sydney Roosters. She injured her shoulder during the game, ruling her out for the remainder of the season.[15]

References
  1. "Shakiah Tungai - Women's Origins". NSWRL. 20 October 2020.
  2. "Dragons 2018: Tungai on path to stardom". Illawarra Mercury. 27 July 2018.
  3. "Two sports in two months: Tungai set for second crack at Maori". NRL. 6 February 2019.
  4. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
  5. "Dragons sign four juniors". St George Illawarra Dragon. 26 July 2018.
  6. "NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 September 2018.
  7. "Tungai stars for Australian women's side". NRL. 6 October 2018.
  8. "Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars". NRL. 15 February 2019.
  9. "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  10. "Studdon stars as NSW women fight back to beat Queensland". NRL. 21 June 2019.
  11. "NRLW late mail: Grand final v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragon. 6 October 2019.
  12. "When to watch the Red V at the World Cup Nines". St George Illawarra Dragons. 14 October 2019.
  13. "Jillaroos bounce back from Nines defeat to thump Kiwi Ferns". NRL. 25 October 2019.
  14. "Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory". NRL. 22 February 2020.
  15. "Injury concerns for four Dragons after first-up defeat". NRL. 3 October 2020.
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