Sariah Paki

Australian rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sariah Paki (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian rugby union player.

Born (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 24)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Position Outside Back
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Sariah Paki
Born (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 24)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Outside Back
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2025 Waratahs (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–Present  Australia 32 (90 points)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Cape TownTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam competition
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Personal life

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

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]

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