Katalina Amosa

Katalina Amosa
Born (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024–2025 ACT Brumbies
2026 Western Force
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2025 Australia 9 (10)

Katalina Amosa (born 26 May 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She competed for Australia at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Early career

Amosa played netball growing up.[1] She played for Macquarie Uni Rays in the AON Uni sevens competition and also debuted for the Australian schoolgirls sevens team in 2018.[1]

Rugby career

Amosa joined the Brumbies in the Super Rugby Women's competition in 2024. She made a comeback after she suffered a long-term knee injury which hampered her 2024 season.[2]

She made her international debut against Fiji in May 2025.[3][4] She started against New Zealand, and Canada in the Pacific Four Series and played in the two-test series against Wales, scoring a try in the second match.[5] She was also named in the Wallaroos squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[6][7] She featured for the side against Samoa, and the United States, and also faced Canada in their quarter-final clash.[8]

In December 2025, she joined the Western Force for the 2026 Super Rugby Women's season after two seasons with the Brumbies.[9]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Wallabies player, Brandon Paenga-Amosa.[2][10] The Amosas are the third sister-brother combo to represent Australia in test rugby, with her brother making his debut in 2018.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Gillespie, Daniel (2018-12-11). "Gold rush: Another Amosa to make Aussie debut". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c Williamson, Nathan (2025-05-01). "'Cried more for me than his debut': Katalina Amosa reflects on special Test bond with Wallaby brother Brandon ahead of debut". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Wasiliev, Nick (2025-08-12). "'Got to expect everything': Brandon Paenga-Amosa ready for 'face value' Boks, 'buzzing' to see sister rip in at World Cup". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Nine Brumbies named for Wallaroos Test against Fiji". brumbies.rugby. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Telfer, Alastair (2025-08-17). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Global XV to watch out for". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Wallaroos announce squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby Australia. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Injury boosts as Australia names squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  8. ^ "'Anything can happen': Roos target RWC boilover". ESPN.com. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Somerford, Ben (2025-12-15). "Force secure signing of breakout Wallaroos hooker Amosa". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2025-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2025-08-09). "'Happy tears' as Amosa siblings live out golden dream". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)