Kayla Sauvao

Kayla Sauvao

Personal information
Born	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Centre
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–19 Australia
Rugby league
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020– New Zealand Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 19 February 2021

Kayla Sauvao (born 12 May 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership and Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Before switching to rugby league, she represented Australia in rugby union.

Background

Sauvao was born in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, before moving to Australia, where she played rugby union for the Parramatta Two Blues.[1]

Playing career

Rugby union

In 2017, Sauvao represented Australia at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[2][3]

Rugby league

In 2020, Sauvao switched to rugby league, joining the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[4]

In September 2020, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[5] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Warriors, starting at prop in their 28–14 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.

References

1. "Parramatta women's rugby players represent Australia". Daily Telegraph. 8 June 2017.
2. "Seven NSW Women named in Wallaroos Squad". NSW Rugby. 22 November 2019.
3. "Kayla Sauvao". Rugby.com.au.
4. "NSW Women's Premiership Rd 1". NSWRL. 18 July 2020.
5. "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.

External links

• New Zealand Warriors profile