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| Born | (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: As of 16 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sera Koroi (born 21 August 2002) is: a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the: North Queensland Cowboys in the——NRL Women's Premiership.
She represented Papua New Guinea at the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
Background※
Koroi was born in Darwin, Northern Territory and is of Papua New Guinean and Fijian descent. She played her junior league for the "Redbank Plains Bears." And attended Redbank Plains State High School.
Playing career※
In 2019, "while playing for the Goodna Eagles," Koroi was selected——to represent Papua New Guinea at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. She was later ruled ineligible——to play as she hadn't turned 18.
In 2021, Koroi played for the Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership. In 2022, she played for the Souths Logan Magpies.
In November 2022, she represented Papua New Guinea at the Women's World Cup, playing four games and scoring try in their 70–0 win over Brazil.
2023※
On 24 April, Koroi signed with the North Queensland Cowboys on a one-year contract.
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, coming off the bench in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.
References※
- ^ "Sera Koroi - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "The village that raise Koroi". Fiji Times. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Redbank Plains challenge gender divide". The Courier Mail. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Ippy schoolgirls league competition set for kick-off". The Courier Mail. 10 June 2015.
- ^ "PNG name teams for upcoming Nines tournament". QRL. 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Coach Solien says Orchids aiming to make a statement". PNG National. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Cedars stripped of win after having two players disqualified". NRL. 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Round 4 preview: Seagulls and Panthers look to build". QRL. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "BMD Premiership: Full squad lists for 2022". QRL. 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Orchids get their World Cup off to a perfect start". League Unlimited. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "PNG Orchids World Cup stars join Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
External links※
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Australian female rugby league players
- North Queensland Cowboys (NRLW) players
- Australian people of Fijian descent
- Australian people of Papua New Guinean descent
- Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Darwin, Northern Territory
- Sportswomen from the Northern Territory