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Sariah Paki
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

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

Personal life

Her sister Aaliyah Paki has played touch football for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Touch Premiership in Australia.[1]

Career

Paki was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Paki won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  3. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.


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