Grinning g with joy, sevens star Tyla Nathan-Wong declares her fairytale wedding to handsome waka ama champion Tupuria King was everything she dreamed of and more. “When people say getting married is the best day of your life, it’s so true,” she beams. “I love being married and saying, ‘Hey, husband, I’m Mrs King now!’” The sporty couple’s big day went without a hitch, despite most of the planning being done on opposite sides of the Tasman. Tyla, 29, who is of Ngāpuhi, Chinese and Pākēha descent, was based in Australia for much of 2023, where she played her debut season of rugby league for the St George Illawarra Dragons after being temporarily released from her Black Ferns contract.
The Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist arrived back in Aotearoa in early November after
