In 2014, Ta'ala captained the Manusina Samoa women's rugby union team at the World Cup, having qualified at the 2013 European Qualification Tournament in Madrid.
[1] She finally retired as a player at the age of 43 following an injury, having previously found it difficult to hang up her boots.
[2][3] In 2017 Ta'ala began working for Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union in southern Auckland, for which she had previously played.
[2][4] Ta'ala is the sports coordinator at Marist College, Auckland, a Catholic girls high school.
Together with Motu Tony, Kevin Senio and Tracy Atiga, Ta'ala is also a founder-member of the Pacific Advisory Group, which was set up in 2017 to help bridge the gap between Pasifika and non-Pasifika players involved in rugby in Auckland.