Luisa Gago
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Luisa Gago
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|11|8}}
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|159|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|69|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|LK}}
|club1 = New Zealand Warriors
|year1start = 2018
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 3
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|teamA = New Zealand
|yearAstart = 2017
|yearAend =
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|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
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|pointsA = 4
|teamB = Samoa
|yearBstart = 2019
|yearBend =
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|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
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|pointsB = 0
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|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luisa-gago/summary.html RLP]
|updated = 13 October 2020
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Luisa Gago (born 8 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a {{rlp|lk}}, she has represented New Zealand and Samoa.
Playing career
A fullback as a junior, Gago transitioned into the forwards after a number of injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://nzrl.co.nz/kiwi-fern-louisa-gago-swaps-glamour-for-grit/|title=Gago swaps glamour for grit|website=NZRL}}
In 2017, while playing for the Manurewa Marlins, she was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, playing two games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/10/15/kiwi-ferns-name-world-cup-squad/|title=Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad|date=15 October 2017|website=NZRL}}
In August 2018, Gago joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2018/08/03/profiling-the-players-on-our-womens-squad/|title=Profiling all 22 players in our women's squad|date=3 August 2018|website=NZ Warriors}} In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in the Warriors' 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters, scoring a try.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/08/warriors-shock-star-studded-roosters-in-womens-premiership-opener/|title=Warriors shock Roosters in women's premiership opener|date=8 September 2018|website=NRL}}
On 22 June 2019, she captained Samoa in their first Test match in eight years, a 8–46 loss to New Zealand at Mt Smart Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/392490/sport-fetu-samoa-to-play-first-women-s-international-in-eight-years|title=Fetu Samoa to play first women's international in eight years|date=20 June 2019|website=RNZ }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nrl.com/players/womens-internationals/fetu-samoa/luisa-gago/ NRL profile]
{{New Zealand 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup Squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gago, Luisa}}
Category:New Zealand female rugby league players
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:New Zealand women's national rugby league team players
Category:Samoa women's national rugby league team players