Samoa national netball team

Samoa
Association Netball Samoa
Confederation Oceania Netball Federation
Head coach Marcia Hardcastle
INF ranking 14
Team colours
World Championships
Appearances 6 (Debuted in 1991)
2015 placing 10th
Best result 6th (2003)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances 3 (Debuted in 2006)
2014 placing 9th
Best result 5th (2006)

The Samoa national netball team represent Samoa in international netball tests and competitions. The team are coached by Marcia Hardcastle and are co-captained by Opheira Harder-Karatau and Julianna Naoupu. As of 16 August 2015, Samoa are 14th in the INF World Rankings.[1] They finished 12th at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, and 9th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. On their debut at the Nations Cup (netball) Samoa, captained by Sanita To’o, won the tournament with a final score of 50-41 against Singapore.[2] Samoa participated in the 2009 edition of the Fast5 Netball World Series, placing 6th in the competition.

Players

2015 Samoa Netball World Cup Team

Samoa national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Tietie Aiolupotea
  • Opheira Harder-Karatau (co-c)
  • Natalie Jones
  • Jennifer Naoupu
  • Julianna Naoupu (co-c)
  • Sanonu Robertson
  • Nicolette Tato
  • Auteletoa Tanimo
  • Hanalei Temese
  • Betty Tuipulotu
  • Sanita To'o
  • Brooke Williams
  • Head coach: Marcia Hardcastle

Notable former players

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia 8th
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 9th
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 9th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica 6th
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 8th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore 12th
2015 14th World Cup Sydney, Australia 10th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
2006 XVIII Games 3rd Netball Melbourne, Australia 5th
2010 XIX Games 4th Netball Delhi, India 9th
2014 XX Games 5th Netball Glasgow, Scotland DNQ

See also

References

  1. ↑ INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 16 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Netball Samoa, Retrieved 04/01/2015
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