Alice Vailea

Alice Vailea (born 30 January 1996) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played as second-row for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Alice Vailea
Personal information
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996
Auckland, New Zealand
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 New Zealand Warriors 3 0 0 0 0
As of 28 November 2020
Source: RLP

Playing career

In 2016, Vailea represented the Akarana Falcons while playing for the Bay Roskill Vikings.[1][2]

In June 2018, while playing for the Richmond Roses, she was named in the New Zealand train-on squad.[3] That year, she was named the Auckland Rugby League Women's Player of the Year.[4]

On 1 August 2018, she was announced as a member of the inaugural New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.[5]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors, starting at second-row in their 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Kiwi Ferns galore for Women in League clash". NZ Warriors. 28 July 2016.
  2. "Stingrays take Women in League battle". NZ Warriors. 30 July 2016.
  3. "Kiwi Ferns squad named after nationals". NZ Warriors. 4 June 2018.
  4. "Vailea takes chance as Warriors unlock next generation". NRL. 12 September 2018.
  5. "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
  6. "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
  7. "Women's rugby league reaching long dreamt of heights". The Daily Telegraph. 21 September 2018.
  8. "Warriors' Alice Vailea says big hitters ready to deliver more brutal defence on Dragons". TVNZ. 13 September 2018.
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