Kayla Romaniuk (born 22 February 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are lock and prop.
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| Born | 22 February 2002 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Romaniuk played her junior rugby league for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs. She also played basketball for the Maitland Mustangs growing up[2] and represented the Country Women's side.[3]
Playing career
editEarly years
editIn 2019, Romaniuk joined the Newcastle Knights, playing for their Tarsha Gale Cup side.[4][5] On 25 November 2021, she signed a development contract with the Knights' NRL Women's Premiership side.[6]
2022
editIn 2022, Romaniuk spent most of the year playing with the Knights' NSWRL Women's Premiership side.[7] She was named in the extended squad for the Knights' round 5 2022 NRLW season clash with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, after having her contract upgraded to the top 24 squad.[8] She subsequently made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Dragons,[9] playing at lock in the Knights' 30–8 win.[10]
On 2 October, Romaniuk played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Kayla Romaniuk - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "2016 MAITLAND MUSTANGS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS". Maitland Mustangs.
- ^ "STATE TEAMS | 2017 NSW U16 STATE TEAM'S ANNOUNCED". Basketball NSW.
- ^ "Meet the 2019 Tarsha Gale squad". Newcastle Knights. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "NSWRL 2019 Tarsha Gale Cup - SEMI FINALS - Rnd 11 - Newcastle KNIGHTS v Cronulla - Sutherland SHARKS - 2nd HALF - Action Photo Gallery". www.ourfootyteam-archives.com.au.
- ^ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Kayla Romaniuk". Newcastle Knights.
- ^ "NRLW Squad Update: Two debutants included". Newcastle Knights. 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Late Mail: Dragons v Knights". Newcastle Knights. 18 September 2022.
- ^ "NRLW 2022 - Round 5 - St George Illawarra Dragons (W) 8 lost to Newcastle Knights (W) 30 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.