Ana Malupo
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| Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ana Malupo (born 2005) is an Australia professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
She is a Tongan international.
Background
Malupo, who is of Tongan descent, was born in Darwin and played her junior rugby league for the Northern Sharks.[2]
In 2023, she moved to Townsville, Queensland, where she attended Kirwan State High School.[3]
Playing career
In 2023 and 2024, Malupo played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Harvey Norman Under-19s competition.[4][5] In March 2024, she represented the Northern Territory Titans at the NRL Women's Championships on the Gold Coast.[6]
In July 2024, Malupo joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a development contract and played in their pre-season trial against the Gold Coast Titans.[7] On 19 October 2024, she made her Test debut for Tonga, starting at fullback in their 30–16 loss to Samoa.[8]
On 9 December 2024, her development contract was upgraded to a Top 24 contract.[9]
2025
In Round 3 of the 2025 NRL Women's season, Malupo made her NRLW debut, starting on the wing in a 16–14 win over the Cronulla Sharks.[10]
References
- ^ "Ana Malupo – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Latoniya Norris, Ana Malupo among NT players selected for national teams". NT News. 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Kirwan State High School Sam Thaiday Medal Night: Honouring school's top 40 league stars of 2023". Daily Telegraph. 14 October 2023.
- ^ "First teams named for 2023". Townsville Blackhawks. 24 February 2023.
- ^ "QRL Harvey Norman U19s - 2024 Round 4". LeagueUnlimited. 27 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 NT Titans Womens Team List". NRL NT. 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys NRLW team list: Trial v Titans". NQ Cowboys. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "How the North Queensland Cowboys unearthed Tongan test bolter Ana Malupo". Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys extend seven". NQ Cowboys. 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Updated Cowboys NRLW team list: Round 3 v Sharks". NQ Cowboys. 18 July 2025.