New Zealand & Canada international rugby league footballer
Laura Mariu
MNZM
Mariu in 2018
Born
Laura Tui Mariu
(1980-12-02) 2 December 1980 (age 43)
Rugby league career
Personal information
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight
85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2018
New Zealand Warriors
3
0
0
0
0
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2000–18
New Zealand
2022–
Canada
3
0
0
0
0
Laura Tui MariuMNZM (born 2 December 1980) is a Canadian international rugby league player. She represented New Zealand at the 2000, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cups.[1][2][3]
Mariu was chosen to captain the New Zealand Warriors' Women's team in the inaugural NRLW competition in 2018.
In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mariu was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby league.[4]
Mariu will represent Canada Ravens in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. She is eligible through her Canadian mother.[5]
^"Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad". Rugby League World Cup. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^"Kiwi Ferns name squad for Rugby League World Cup". Newshub. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^Becht, Richard (8 August 2018). "Laura Mariu to lead Vodafone Warriors women's team". New Zealand Warriors. New Zealand Warriors. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^"Queen's Birthday honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^"Canadian women prepare for second appearance at Rugby League World Cup". Yahoo Canada. 9 September 2022.
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