Player Bio
Aieshaleigh Smalley (born 23 September 1991) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a prop, she is a New Zealand international.
Born in Auckland, Smalley began playing rugby league as a teenager for the Manukau Rovers.
In 2017, while playing for the Otahuhu Leopards, Smalley was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
On 2 December 2017, she started at prop in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia.
On 1 August 2018, Smalley was announced as a member of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.
Born in Auckland, Smalley began playing rugby league as a teenager for the Manukau Rovers.
In 2017, while playing for the Otahuhu Leopards, Smalley was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
On 2 December 2017, she started at prop in New Zealand's 16–23 final loss to Australia.
On 1 August 2018, Smalley was announced as a member of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.
