Player Naomi Kara

[mt.wellington]

Naomi Kara

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Naomi Kara (born 18 June 1986) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Born in Cambridge, New Zealand, Kara played her junior rugby league for the Cambridge Raiders and the Runaway Bay Seagulls. Her younger brother Kurt is a former New Zealand Māori representative.

In 2017, Kara played Greenacre Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. In 2019 and 2020, she played for the Wests Tigers.

In September 2020, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 3 of the 2020 NRLW season, Kara made her debut for the Warriors, starting at halfback in a 22–10 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

 

[mt.wellington]

1. What is your Occupation?
Stevedore, DP World
2. Nationality
New Zealand Māori
3. What’s your favourite family tradition?
Every year since I remember all my family and I go to Tairua Beach for the Xmas/New Years break.
4. Marital Status:
In a relationship
5. What’s the ideal dream job for you?
Something to do with helping youth Māori back home or working for Tainui my iwi.
6. Favourite food?
Roasted Kumara, Creamed Paua and Perky Nana
7. Hobby?
Chilling at the beach
8. What individual or team sport/s you play and what position/s?
Rugby League, Halfback/Hooker
9. If you had to describe yourself using three words, it would be…?
Easy going, Humble, Family orientated
10. Favourite sports hero?
Changes over the years but right now would be
Tia-Clair Toomey
11. List your proudest accomplishments in sport?
Waikato Netball, Waikato softball, Harvey Norman Wests Tigers, WA rugby 7’s.
12. What impact or difference has MCR training made to your past, current and future goals?
I’ve never specifically focused on sprint training before so learning to run properly and all the techniques involved, I already feel lighter while running and excited to see how much my sprinting does improve.
13. If you had to be Siamese twins with one person, which MCR team member would you pick to be stuck with and why?
Bo. Because I want to be fast like her
14. If you were to pick 3 people to be isolated with, who would they be and why?
My nana so she can tell me all her stories again
Tia Clair Toomey so I can train everyday with her
Bill Gates so he teach me how to be rich
15. You’re favourite inspirational quote:
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work.


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