April Ngatupuna

April Ngatupuna (born 20 April 2003) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A or, she previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and for the Queensland Reds in Super W.

Background
Ngatupuna was born in Porirua, New Zealand and is of Cook Islander and Samoan descent. In Porirua, she played rugby union for the Northern United Rugby Club and attended Porirua College before moving to Brisbane, Queensland.

In Brisbane, Ngatupuna attended Marsden State High School and played junior rugby league for the Wests Panthers.

Early career
In 2021, Ngatupuna played for the Panthers in the QRL under-19 competition and for Valkyries in the QRL Women's Premiership. In June 2021, she represented Queensland under-19.

In June 2021, Ngatupuna made her Super W debut for the Queensland Reds in Round 1 of the 2021 Super W season in a 47-26 loss vs the NSW Waratahs.

In August 2021, she signed with the Gold Coast Titans.

2022
In Round 2 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Ngatupuna made her NRLW debut against the Sydney Roosters. Following the NRLW season, Ngatupuna played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the QRL Women's Premiership, starting at prop in their Grand Final win over the Central Queensland Capras. In June, she represented Queensland under-19 for the second time.

Ngatupuna returned to the Titans for the 2022 NRL Women's season, playing just one game.

In November, Ngatupuna represented the Cook Islands at the Women's World Cup, playing three games and scoring a try in their 26–18 win over France.

2023
Ngatupuna began the 2023 season playing for the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership.

On 10 May, she signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, coming off the bench in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans. In Round 3, she scored her first NRLW try in a 40–12 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.