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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Central Pulse: Wellington, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She played with a foot injury for a lot of the 2013 ANZ Championship, which meant she was often unable to train. She also had to wear a moon boot during the week, which she took off for matches. (3news.co.nz, 05 Aug 2013) She has been diagnosed with a stress fracture to her foot on three separate occasions. (nzherald.co.nz, 02 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Robyn Broughton [club], Waimarama Taumaunu [national] |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
| Opponent | Australia |
| Location | Auckland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Pole (stuff.co.nz, 31 May 2013) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Wellington, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (stuff.co.nz, 31 May 2013) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Marketing - University of Otago: Dunedin, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She has a coffee three hours before a match begins. (morefm.co.nz, 09 Aug 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She originally played soccer but followed her sister into netball. "When I was younger I was a total tomboy. My older sister took up netball and I copied everything she did. There was some sibling rivalry there. Once I began playing in the same teams and then got above her, she said, 'I'm done. This isn't fair any more.' She's my biggest fan now, though." |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | She was named as the 2013 Central Pulse Player of the Year. (anz-championship.com, 24 Jul 2013) She was the 2013 Sports Personality of the Year in Wellington, New Zealand. (mynetball.co.nz, 13 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Goal defence |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began playing netball at age nine for her local club Pohutukawa Coast in Auckland, New Zealand. |
General Interest | |
| Other information | OTHER ACTIVITIES She has worked as an ambassador for the Child Cancer Foundation, having previously been a representative for New Zealand Breast Cancer. "I started off with New Zealand Breast Cancer, a foundation that was really important to me because my mum's best friend had breast cancer. Then the Child Cancer Foundation approached me and I thought it was important so I jumped on board." (stuff.co.nz, 31 May 2013) |