Kayla McAlister
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| Birth name | Kayla McAlister | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| 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]
Of Māori descent, McAlister affiliates to the Te Āti Awa iwi.[4] She is the sister of former All Black Luke McAlister.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit – Sport – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ The Crimson Hat (15 September 2010). "McAlister's sister to play for Mystics – Netball News". TVNZ. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "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
- Expatriates in England
- New Zealand netball players
- New Zealand female rugby union players
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- 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
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