Kayla Makalister ( born Portia Woodman , born August 6, 1988 ) is a New Zealand rugby striker; silver medalist of the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the New Zealand rugby 7 team, 2013 world rugby 7 champion.
 Kayla McAllister | ||
 Kayla McAllister in a game against the US national rugby 7 team | ||
| general information | ||
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1988 ( 31) | |
| Place of Birth | Waitara , New Zealand | |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand | |
| Growth | 169 cm | |
| Weight | 71 kg | |
| Position | attack | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Auckland | |
| Career | ||
| National / State Team ** | ||
| 2012 - n. at. | Auckland | |
| National team** | ||
| 2012 - n. at. | New Zealand (Rugby 7) | 86 (405) |
** The number of games and points for the provincial team in official matches of regional cups. *** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
| Awards | ||
| Summer olympic games | ||
| Silver | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | rugby 7 |
| World Championships (Rugby 7) | ||
| Gold | Russia 2013 | |
Biography
Family
By descent from Maori Ivi Te Ati Av [1] . Father - Charlie Makalister , rugby player (playing for Newcastle Knights Australia, Bradford & Bingley, Oldham and Sheffield Eagles), now rugby coach in Manavatu. Mother - Trish Makalister, netball player [2] . Brother - Luke McAlister , a rugby player known for playing for the New Zealand national rugby 15 team (30 matches from 2005 to 2011) [3] . Meets with rugby player Pete Aki , who plays for the Blues club and the New Zealand rugby 7 team [4] .
Game career
Kayla began her sports career in netball , the most popular women's sport in New Zealand. She played for the club “ Northern Mystics ”, Which included in the final of the ANZ championship in 2011 [5] , and for the national team [6] . Kayla's teammate was Portia Woodman , who also became a rugby player. Until 2014, Kayla Makalister also worked in the New Zealand Department of Justice in a senior position. [4] In 2012, Kayla, as part of the Go4Gold program, aimed at preparing the New Zealand rugby 7 team for performances in Rio de Janeiro at the first Olympic tournament and fighting for victory there, was sent to a rugby player training camp [7] . Influence on the decision to play rugby had both Kayla's father and her eminent brother Luke [8] . In the training camp, according to Kayla, candidates for the national team were put up with such requirements that were only comparable with the requirements for soldiers of the armed forces [4] .
Kayla's debut was a performance at the Oceania Rugby 7 Championship in 2012 [9] . In the first season of the World Series, she recorded a record 20 attempts [4] , and the team won three of four stages (took 4th place in the 2nd stage). In 2013, the national team won the World Cup in Russia, defeating the Canadians in the final 29:12, and Makalister noted an attempt in that meeting [10] [11] . In the same year recognized as the best young rugby player in the world in rugby 7 [4] [12] [13] .
In the season 2013/2014, New Zealand won the World Series for the second time, winning the decisive match at the last stage of the Australian 29:12 thanks to the McAllister attempt - thereby New Zealand won three stages in the series [14] . She was among the candidates for the prize of the best rugby player-7, but lost to the Australian Emily Cherry [15] . Due to a neck injury, she did not play in the first stage of the new season of the World Series in Dubai [16] . In March 2015, she returned to the national team for the second stage of the World Series in São Paulo [17] . The national team won four of six stages and again won the title of World Series champions. In the 2015/2016 season, Kayla again missed the opening matches due to a leg injury [18] , at the stage in Sao Paulo she noted two attempts in the quarter-finals and two in the semifinals (the defeat from Canada stopped the New Zealanders on the road to victory) [19] . She played at the final stage in France [20] , following the results of the season she scored 405 points in 86 games thanks to 81 attempts [21] .
At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Kayla was included in the application team [22] [23] . She scored 35 points in seven attempts: two against Kenya, two against Spain, one against France (all the group stage) and two against Australia (in the final). New Zealanders lost to the Australian women 24:17 and became the silver medalists of the Games [24] .
Achievements
- Winner of the World Rugby 7 Series: 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015
- Silver medalist at Rugby 7 Summer Olympics: 2016
- Rugby World Champion 7: 2013
- The best young rugby player of the year according to the IRB in rugby 7: 2013 [13]
Notes
- ↑ 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics , Te Karere (August 5, 2016). Date of treatment August 6, 2016.
- ↑ McAlister charts her rapid rise . scrumqueens.com.
- ↑ The Crimson Hat. McAlister's sister into womens Sevens squad - Sevens News . TVNZ (July 20, 2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Matt Majendie. Sevens sister Kayla McAlister aiming to emulate her All Black brother . edition.cnn.com (April 24, 2014).
- ↑ New Zealand Women set to continue recruitment from other successful Olympic Sports (inaccessible link) . ur7s.com (September 9, 2011). Date of treatment February 4, 2019. Archived on September 27, 2016.
- ↑ Rugby sevens spotlight on: Kayla McAlister . rugbyworld.com (August 3, 2016).
- ↑ Ben Strang. Kayla McAlister and Portia Woodman continue mystical rise up the sevens ranks . stuff.co.nz (April 11, 2015).
- ↑ Profile on the New Zealand National Team website
- ↑ McAlister's sister into womens Sevens squad (inaccessible link) . netballscoop.com (July 29, 2012). Date of treatment February 4, 2019. Archived September 27, 2016.
- ↑ Duncan Johnstone. World Cup glory for All Blacks Sevens (English) (July 1, 2013).
- ↑ Wendy Young. New Zealand are Women's RWC Sevens champions (English) (July 2, 2013).
- ↑ Kayla McAlister IRB Women's Sevens Player of the Year ( July 1, 2013).
- ↑ 1 2 Féminines: Kayla McAlister, sœur de Luke, élue meilleure joueuse du monde à 7 . rugbyrama.fr (July 1, 2013).
- ↑ Wendy Young. New Zealand Retain 2013 - 2014 Women's Sevens World Series Title . scrumhalfconnection.com (May 18, 2014).
- ↑ Emilee Cherry IRB 7s player of the year . scrumqueens.com.
- ↑ Ben Strang. NZ Women's sevens team named for Dubai ( November 25, 2014).
- ↑ Simplicity the secret to New Zealand Women's success on World Sevens Series according to star Kayla McAlister (inaccessible link) . ur7s.com (March 12, 2015). Date of treatment February 4, 2019. Archived September 27, 2016.
- ↑ Ben Strang. Injury-hit New Zealand women's sevens team head to Dubai with confidence (English) (November 26, 2015).
- ↑ Rugby: McAlister's 11-try sevens haul a highlight for NZ (22 fevrier 2016). .
- ↑ Ben Strang. Kayla McAlister and Portia Woodman lead New Zealand 7s women to unbeaten start unopened . 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Kayla Makalister on the website of the World Series of Rugby Women 7
- ↑ New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics . All Blacks (July 3, 2016). Date of treatment July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games . Olympic Committee of New Zealand . New Zealand Olympic Team (1 July 2016). Date of treatment July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Aussie women beat New Zealand for rugby sevens gold (English) (August 9, 2016).
Links
- Kayla McAlister - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com