Lavinia Kitai

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Lavinia Kitai
Personal information
Full nameLavinia Kitai
Born (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 21)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2025 New Zealand Warriors 11 0 0 0 0
2026– St. George Illawarra Dragons 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022–25 Cook Islands 7 0 0 0 0
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As of 27 November 2025

Lavinia Kitai (born 18 August 2004) is a Cook Islands professional rugby league footballer who currently contracted to play for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 2026 season of the NRL Women's Premiership.[5] Primarily a Prop, Kitai is a Cook Islands representative.[2]

Club career

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2022 to 2024

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Recruited from the Parkwood Sharks, Kitai played for the Brisbane Tigers in both the Under 19 (three matches) and open-age QRL Women's Premiership (four matches) in 2022.[2][6][7][8]

Following a transfer to Souths Logan Magpies in 2023, Kitai played four matches for that club in the QRL Women's Premiership.[9]

In 2024, Kitai played seven matches for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership between March and May, including in a semi-final loss, and then nine matches for the Cronulla Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership between July and September.[10][11][12][13][14]

2025

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Katai was signed by the New Zealand Warriors in December 2024 ahead of their return to the NRLW in the 2025 NRL Women's season.[2] Katai made her NRLW debut in Round 1.[15]

2026

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Kitai signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons on a three-year deal in October 2025.[5]

Representative

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Pathways

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In 2021, Kitai was selected to play for the Queensland City Under 17 team in an early October match against a Queensland Country team.[16] In June 2022, Kitai played for the Queensland Rubys Under 19 in the National Championships.[17] Following the tournament, Kitai was selected for and played in the Queensland Under 19 team.[18][19]

International

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Kita was selected in the Cook Islands squad for the postponed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup held in October-November 2022.[20] Her first appearance for the Cook Islands was against the England Knights, in which both teams played extended benches.[21]

Kitai made her senior international debut for the Cook Islands in as a starting edge forward against the Australian Jillaroos in the opening round at LNER Community Stadium in York. The Cook Islands lost 74–0 to the eventual tournament winners.[22][23] Katai also played in the second round loss to New Zealand and third and final round win over France.[24][25]

Kitai played in the Cook Islands' single matches in the 2023 and 2024 Pacific Championships.[26][27] Playing in both matches as the Cook Islands won the Women's Pacific Bowl in the 2025 tournament, Katai made her seventh consecutive appearance for her international team.[28][29][30]

References

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