Alena Saili
New Zealand Olympian: 1488
olympic games
Medals
2
commonwealth games
Medals
1
1
Biography
EVENT: Rugby Sevens - Women
Alena Saili joined the Sevens team in her first year out of Southland Girls' High School and made her debut in Sydney at only 19-years-old.
Saili is a powerful ball runner was strong footwork on attack and accuracy on defence. She is a regular selection in the Sevens set up.
Adept at both forms of the game, Saili debuted for the Black Ferns in 2018 and has five international caps in the XVs game. She was part of the team that won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
athlete
Fast facts
- Sport
- Rugby - Sevens
- Birth place
- Porirua Wellington
- Born
- 1998
- Height
- 171cm
Olympic Summer GamesParis 2024
Rugby - Sevens(Rugby Sevens - Women)
- Performance: 19-12
- Result: Win
- Placed: 1 of 12
- R.Pouri-Lane (7) 1:58, 1:35
- M.Blyde (5) 0:31
- T.King (2) 0:51
- S.Waaka (5) 5:01
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham 2022
Rugby - Sevens(Rugby Sevens - Women)
- Performance: 19-12
- Result: Win
- Placed: 3 of 8
- Total: 19 - 12
Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 2020
Rugby - Sevens(Rugby Sevens - Women)
- Performance: 26-12
- Result: Win
- Placed: 1 of 12
- TRIES/CONVERSIONS
- Michaela Blyde (T) 1:00
- Tyla Nathan-Wong (C) 1:18, (C) 7:11, (T) 11:07,
- (C) 11:27
- Gayle Broughton (T) 5:30
- Stacey Fluhler (T) 6:57
Commonwealth GamesGold Coast 2018
Rugby - Sevens(Rugby Sevens - Women)
- Performance: 17-12
- Result: Win
- Placed: 1 of 8