Kayla McAlister
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| Birth name | Kayla McAlister | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Charlie McAlister (father) Luke McAlister (brother) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Pita Ahki | ||||||||||||||
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Kayla Ahki (née McAlister; born 6 August 1988) is a New Zealand netball and rugby sevens player. She has previously played for the Northern Mystics in 2011,[1] and was a training partner in 2012, and currently plays for the NZ Women's Rugby Sevens team.[2] In 2013, McAlister was named the World Rugby Women's Player of the Year.[3]
Kayla McAlister made her debut for the sevens team when she was selected for the New Zealand team that won the 2012 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship which was held in Fiji on 3-4 August 2012. [4]
Of Māori descent, McAlister affiliates to the Te Āti Awa iwi.[5] She is the sister of former All Black Luke McAlister.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Johannsen, Dana (16 September 2010). "Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ The Crimson Hat (15 September 2010). "McAlister's sister to play for Mystics – Netball News". TVNZ. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "NZ Women's Sevens team named for Fiji". Scrum Queens. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ The Crimson Hat (20 July 2012). "McAlister's sister into womens [sic] Sevens squad – Sevens News". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Kayla McAlister at Black Ferns Sevens
- Kayla McAlister at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Kayla McAlister at Olympics.com
- Kayla McAlister at Olympedia
- Kayla Ahki at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- New Zealand netball players
- New Zealand female rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby sevens players
- New Zealand women's international rugby sevens players
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- Northern Mystics players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Te Āti Awa people
- Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People educated at Westlake Girls High School
- New Zealand Māori netball players
- Barbarian F.C. Women players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs