Atlanta Lolohea

Atlanta Lolohea is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Rugby career

Lolohea attended Villa [Maria College, Christchurch|Villa Maria College] in Christchurch and began playing rugby in Year 11 when she was 16. She made her Farah Palmer Cup debut for Canterbury [Rugby Football Union|Canterbury] against Wellington in 2022 and was awarded most promising FPC player of the year alongside Hannah King.
She is the younger sister of Matatū teammate, Martha Mataele. They were both part of Matatū's championship side for the 2023 [Super Rugby Aupiki season], with Mataele debuting for the New Zealand women's national [rugby union team|Black Ferns] later that year. She also played for the Western Force in the 2023 [Super W season].
In 2023, She played for the Black Ferns XV against the Manusina XV in September and was later called into the Black Ferns as injury cover during the final week of the WXV1 tournament in New Zealand.
Lolohea secured her first full-time Black Ferns contract in April 2024. She made her Black Ferns debut against Australia on 14 July in the second test of the 2024 [Laurie O'Reilly Cup|Laurie O'Reilly Cup]. She scored a try on her debut as her side hammered the Wallaroos 62–0.
In July 2025, she was named in the Black Ferns side to the 2025 [Women's Rugby World Cup|Women's Rugby World Cup] in England.