Amelia Huakau[1] (née Mafi; born 22 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Women's Premiership, Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership and has represented Tonga internationally.
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| Born | 22 June 1995 South Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 2 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Born in South Auckland, Mafi is of Tongan descent and played her junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies.
Playing career
In 2018, Mafi played for Penrith Brothers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[2] In 2019, she joined the Wentworthville Magpies.[3][4]
In July 2019, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team but did not play a game due to injury.[5] In Round 3 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Roosters in a 24–16 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[6]
She played for Parramatta Eels in 2023 before joining the Wests Tigers for the 2024 season after recently marrying.[7]