Chantay Kiria-Ratu
Cook Islands international rugby league player
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Chantay Kiria-Ratu (born 20 October 2004) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 20 October 2004 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Kiria-Ratu was born in Auckland, moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland when she was seven years old.[2] She played her junior rugby league for the Parkwood Sharks and attended Keebra Park State High School.[3][4]
Playing career
Early career
In 2022, Kiria-Ratu played for the Tweed Seagulls in the QRL Under-19s competition and the QRL Women's Premiership.[5] In October 2022, she represented Cook Islands at the World Cup.[6] In 2022 and 2023, she represented Queensland Under-19.[7][8]
Gold Coast Titans
In 2023, Kiria-Ratu joined Gold Coast Titans NRLW squad.[9]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut in the Titans' 16–6 win over the North Queensland Cowboys.[10] On 1 October 2023, she started at five-eighth in the Titans' 2023 NRL Women's Grand Final loss to the Newcastle Knights.[11]
In May 2024, Kiria-Ratu was ruled out for the 2024 NRL Women's season after tearing her ACL.[12]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
On 21 February 2025, Kiria-Ratu signed with the Cronulla Sharks.[13]
On 22 April 2026, she was named to make her Women's State of Origin debut for Queensland in Game I of the 2026 Women's State of Origin series.[14]