Fiji international dual-code rugby player
Vitalina Naikore Vitalina Naikore, professional rugby league footballer
Full name Vitalina Naikore Born (2000-08-25 ) 25 August 2000 (age 24) Savusavu , Fiji Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) Weight 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) Position Wing
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2023–
North Qld Cowboys
11
5
0
0
20
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2023
Fiji
1
2
0
0
8
Position Wing
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2022–23
Fijiana Drua
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2021–23
Fiji
As of 15 September 2024
Vitalina Naikore (born 25 August 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership & Fiji .
Primarily a winger , she previously played rugby union, representing Fiji and playing for the Fijiana Drua in the Super W .[ 1]
Background
Naikore was born in Savusavu and was originally a soccer player while attending Holy Family Secondary School before switching to rugby union in 2019.[ 2]
Playing career
Rugby union
Naikore represented Fiji at the 2021 Rugby World Cup and 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
In 2022, she joined the Fijiana Drua , scoring a hat trick in their Super W Grand Final win.[ 11] [ 12]
Rugby league
On 25 May 2023, Naikore signed a three-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys , joining her Drua teammate Merewalesi Rokouono at the club.[ 13]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season , she made her NRLW debut, coming off the bench in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans .[ 14] In Round 2, she started on the wing and scored two tries in a 31–20 win over the Newcastle Knights .[ 15]
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