Amahli Hala

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Amahli Hala
Date of birth (2006-02-28) 28 February 2006 (age 19)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2025- Australia 7s

Amahli-Sieli Hala (born 28 February 2006) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays as part of the Australia national rugby sevens team.

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Early life

From Queensland, [2] she attended King’s Christian College and Bond University and studied for a Diploma of Health Science. [3]

Career

She was a member of Australia's U18s Girls Sevens side that won the Global Youth Sevens title in Auckland in 2023. [4] That year, she was also part of the Australian Youth Commonwealth Games gold medal team. [5]

In October 2024 she played for Queensland Reds Women’s Sevens in the Next Gen Sevens. [6] She was first called up for Australia national rugby sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in November 2024. [7] She made her debut at the Hong Kong Sevens in the 2024–25 SVNS series against Spain on 28 March 2025. [8] She scored her first international try after three minutes of her debut match. [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. "Amahli-Sieli Hala". Commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. Morton, Finn (28 March 2025). "Debutant's powerful start as Australia's 'youngins' usher in new dawn" . Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. "Pink Pact Makes New Sevens Debutant Amahli Hala An Easy Watch In Hong Kong". wld.rugby. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. Williamson, Nathan (Dec 18, 2023). "Dominant Australia U18s Girls side blitz competition to take Global Youth Sevens title". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  5. Williamson, Nathan (Aug 9, 2023). "Aussie 7s blitz Youth Commonwealth Games competition to claim gold". Rugby.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  6. "Power of Pink Makes Amahli Hala a Standout at Next Gen 7s". Reds.Rugby. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  7. Williamson, Nathan (Nov 21, 2024). "Australia Sevens set for new era as sides confirmed for Dubai opener". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  8. Williamson, Nathan (Mar 28, 2025). "Australia Sevens notch up half-century in Hong Kong opener". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. "Rookie Hala shines on debut". Nine.com. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. "Debutant's powerful start as Australia's 'youngins' usher in new dawn". Rugby-addict. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. "Rookie Hala shines on debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2025.