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Full name | Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate (born 21 October 1991) is a New Zealand rugby footballer who has represented New Zealand in rugby union and the Cook Islands in rugby league.
Ngata-Aerengamate taught at Tangaroa College[1] and now teaches at Kaitaia College.[2] She teaches the Maori language and P.E. She is of Maori and Cook Island descent.[3]
Ngata-Aerengamate debuted for the Black Ferns in 2014 against Australia. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4] She led the haka at the World Cup.[5]
Ngata-Aerengamate played for the Blues against the Chiefs in the first-ever women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand on 1 May 2021.[6][7] On 3 November 2021, she was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[8][9]
Ngata-Aerengamate played for the Cook Islands at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup,[10] and in rugby league nines at the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship, scoring a try against Canada.[11]