Kayla McAlister
Born: 06/08/1988
Physical: 1.69m, 71kg
New Zealand Women’s Sevens (2012-13)
The Mystics netball convert comes from great rugby stock, and like her brother former All Black Luke, Kayla McAlister has a mean step and pace that has seen her run up 16 tries during the 2012/13 World Series — the third highest for the IRB’s inaugural competition.
Favourites
Rugby ground: Silverdale Rugby Club
Rugby player and why: Luke McAlister – humble, high work/training ethic and his skills
Earliest rugby memories: Getting rucked in my first rugby game in 7th Form
Biggest influence on your rugby career and why: My Dad — his endless support/guidance and teaching me the fundamentals of rugby on and off the field
Food: My mum’s cooking, KiwiYo and the Japanese restaurant – Daikoku
Actor/Actress: Channing Tatum/Reece Witherspoon
Movie: Charlies & the Chocolate factory (original)
Book: Cosmo Mag
Singer/Band/Music Type: RnB or anything other than heavy metal
Holiday destination: Rarotonga
Non-rugby sports team: Silverferns
If you could meet one person, who would it be and why: Princess Diana — She was the “princess” through my childhood years growing up in the UK and I also admire her charity work
I hate it when… I come across cockroaches
I can’t live without … My family, friends, and my cellphone
If I wasn’t a rugby player I would be … Private Investigator/detective
