Alice Vailea
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| Born | 30 January 1996 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 24 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "Kiwi Ferns galore for Women in League clash". NZ Warriors. 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stingrays take Women in League battle". NZ Warriors. 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kiwi Ferns squad named after nationals". NZ Warriors. 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "Vailea takes chance as Warriors unlock next generation". National Rugby League. 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Women's rugby league reaching long dreamt of heights". The Daily Telegraph. 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "Warriors' Alice Vailea says big hitters ready to deliver more brutal defence on Dragons". TVNZ. 13 September 2018.