Kimiora Breayley-Nati

Kimiora Breayley-Nati (née Nati; born 17 June 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Kimiora Breayley-Nati

Personal information
Born	Kimiora Nati (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988 (age 37) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Brisbane Broncos 4 3 0 0 12 2019 St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0 2021– Gold Coast Titans 11 0 4 0 8 Total 16 3 4 0 20 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–18 New Zealand 6 0 23 0 46 2022– Cook Islands 2 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 14 November 2022

Primarily a five-eighth, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership, winning a premiership with the Broncos in 2018.

Background

Brealey-Nati was born in Auckland and is of Cook Island descent.^[1] She played her junior rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins.^[2]

Playing career

In 2017, Breayley-Nati represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.^[3] On 2 December 2017, she started at halfback in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia.^[4] She was the Kiwi Ferns' primary goal kicker throughout the tournament, kicking 23 goals.

On 28 June 2018, Breayley-Nati signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.^[5] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.

On 30 September 2018, Breayley-Nati scored three tries in the Broncos' 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters. She was awarded the inaugural Karyn Murphy Medal for Player of the Match.^[6] On 13 October 2018, she started at halfback in New Zealand's 24–26 loss to Australia.^[7] During the loss, she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament and tore he meniscus.^[8]

On 26 June 2019, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRLW team.^[9] In July 2019, she represented the Cook Islands at the 2019 Pacific Games.^[10] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 4–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. She played just one game for the Dragons, missing the rest of the season due to a heart condition.^[11]