Maia Tua-Davidson

Maia is National Manager of Welcoming Clubs for Welcoming Australia, an initiative that works with codes, councils and clubs to advance the inclusion of people from diverse backgrounds and non-traditional member groups, including children and young people with additional support needs.

She is from a small sheep and beef farm outside of Eketahuna in NZ, worked as a health and physical activity teacher and played rugby league for New Zealand.

She is head coach of Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Premiership Rugby League competition and coached the Queensland Rubys to the National Championship in 2022.

Maia sits on two sporting committees, Taiwhanake Youth Academy, a small and beautiful passion project bringing together rugby 7s for girls and Kapa Haka, and the Pacific Empowerment Group Australia which runs the Queensland Pacific Island Cultural Carnival of Rugby League.