Sylah Tainui-Takerei

Sylah Tainui-Takerei

Touch & Netball

Skylah has represented Auckland and North Harbour at Touch a national level from U9 to U18 and was in the 2023 North Harbour Touch Rugby Open Women’s team. In 2024 at only 16 years old she debuted for the NZ Touch Blacks Open Women’s squad at the Trans-Tasman Series. Skylah was also named in the NZ Open Women's team that won a silver medal in England at the Touch World Cup.

But Skylah's talents aren't just limited to Touch. She's a fantastic netball player too. In 2023, she played for Western Springs and even got picked for the NZ netball development camp. Then in 2024, she was a key player on the Howick College team that went on to win the National Secondary Schools netball championship. Now, in 2025, Skylah has made the move to Wellington to study at Victoria University and extend herself on the netball court. She debuted for the Central Manawa team back in May.

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