Asipau Mafi (born 28 October 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for and captains the Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a , she is a Queensland and Prime Minister's XIII representative and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Asipau Mafi

Playing career

In 2012, Mafi began playing rugby league for the Aspley Devils. Prior to rugby league, she played Australian rules football.

Asipau Mafi

In 2017, Mafi made her debut for Queensland in their 6–22 loss to New South Wales.

Asipau Mafi

In June 2018, Mafi represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships. On 29 July 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.

On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring a try in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea. On 11 October 2019, she again represented the Prime Minister's XIII, coming off the bench in a 22–14 win over Fiji.

In 2020, she captained the Wests Panthers in the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.

References

External links

NRL profile

1993 births

Living people

Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent

Australian people of Fijian descent

Australia women's national rugby league team players

Rugby league props

St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players

Rugby league players from Brisbane

Sportswomen from Queensland