Kayla Ahki
Birth nameKayla McAlister
Date of birth (1988-08-06) 6 August 1988 (age 35)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Notable relative(s)Charlie McAlister (father)
Luke McAlister (brother)
SpousePita Ahki
Rugby union career
Position(s) forward
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– New Zealand
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

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

  1. ^ "Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit – Sport – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ^ The Crimson Hat (15 September 2010). "McAlister's sister to play for Mystics – Netball News". TVNZ. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ 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


New Zealand women's Squad – 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Gold Medal
New Zealand squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver Medal
2016 New Zealand Olympic team
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