Sariah Paki
| Born | 12 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sariah Paki (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian rugby union player.
Personal life
[edit]Her sister Aaliyah Paki has played touch football for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Touch Premiership in Australia.[1] Paki and her Australia teammates Faith Nathan and Kiiahla Duff are first cousins. Their mother's Te Aroha, Edith and Gloria are sisters.[2]
Career
[edit]Paki was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[4]
Paki won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6][7] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8]
She was named in Australia's sevens side for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10]
In December 2024, she was one of a number of Australia Sevens players who committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women's in 2025, with Paki committing to the NSW Waratahs.[11] She continued with the Australia sevens team for the 2025-26 season.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Sevens PAKI Sariah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "FAMILY TIES THAT BIND AUSTRALIA'S SEVENS HEROINES". svns.com. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (12 December 2024). "Sevens stars link up with Super Rugby Women's clubs for Wallaroos World Cup push". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Wasiliev, Nick (3 November 2025). "Australian Sevens squads unveiled for upcoming 2025-26 HSBC SVNS World Series". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Sariah Paki at AU7s
- Sariah Paki at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Sariah Paki at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sariah Paki at Olympics.com
- Sariah Paki at Olympedia
- Sariah Paki on Instagram
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian female rugby sevens players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Australian rugby union biography, 2000s birth stubs