Netball in Samoa
| Netball in Samoa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Samoa |
| National team | Samoa |
Netball in Samoa is a popular game, usually played by girls on Saturdays during the winter, though games can be played at all times of the year.[1] The sport started to grow in popularity during the 1970s.[2] The popularity of netball is also growing amongst men on the island.[1]
International competition
Samoa and Fiji are traditional netball rivals. This rivalry can be seen at events like Pacific Games.[1]
As of August 2015, the women's national team was ranked fourteen in the world.[3]
Samoa has a men's national team that has competed in the 2009 and 2011 International Challenge Men’s and Mixed Netball Tournament.[4]
At Gay Games VI, a transgender netball from Samoa competed.[5]
Notable players
Rita Fatialofa is a Samoan netball player, who later went on to compete on New Zealand's national team. She became the coach for the Samoan national team, qualifying them for every Pacific Games,[6] as well as 1991 and 1995 Netball World Championships.[7] Cathrine Latu is another famous Samoan player who went on to play for New Zealand.
References
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MacKinnon 2009, p. 51
- ↑ Lal & Fortune 2000, p. 458
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Last updated 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Samoa Observer 2011
- ↑ Symons & Hemphill 2006, p. 122
- ↑ Lal & Fortune 2000, p. 462
- ↑ SportingPulse profile
