Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate Explained

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.

Personal life

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]

Rugby career

Rugby Union

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]}

Rugby League

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]

External links

• Black Ferns Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leilani Perese. www.tangaroa.school.nz. Tangaroa College. 15 October 2022.
2. Web site: Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate . allblacks.com . 15 October 2022 . en-NZ.
3. News: Rowan . Kate . 2017-08-24 . 'Leading the haka fires me up, it's like an adrenalin rush' . en-GB . The Telegraph . live . 2017-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918122435/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/08/24/leading-haka-fires-like-adrenalin-rush/# . 2017-09-18 . 0307-1235.
4. Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named. 5 July 2017. All Blacks. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named#. 2018-06-12. live. 2017-09-15.
5. News: 'They're the wonder women of our culture': The haka and the second wind it gives the Black Ferns . Farrell . Sean . 1 August 2017 . The42 . 2017-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915204649/http://www.the42.ie/black-ferns-haka-ko-uhia-mai-3523588-Aug2017/# . 2017-09-15 . live . en .
6. Web site: 2021-04-29 . nib BLUES WOMEN’S TEAM EXCITED FOR HISTORIC CLASH . 2022-08-23 . Blues Rugby . en-NZ.
7. Web site: 2021-04-30 . Women’s Super Rugby Preview: Blues v Chiefs (2021) . 2022-08-23 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
8. Web site: nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki 2022 Squad . 2021-11-13 . Blues Rugby . en-NZ.
9. Web site: 2021-11-04 . Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced . 2022-08-22 . Blues Rugby . en-NZ.
10. Web site: Black Ferns star Toka Natua representing Cook Islands at Women's Rugby League World Cup. 17 November 2017.
11. Web site: 23 February 2018 . Commonwealth Championship: Day 1 Results . QRL.com.au . 25 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064939/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/02/23/commonwealth-championship-day-1-results/# . 2018-02-25 . live .