Samoa national netball team

Samoa
Association Samoa Netball Assocation
Confederation Oceania Netball Federation
Head coach Linda Vagana
Captain Opheira Harder Karatau
IFNA ranking 13
Team colours
World Championships
2011 placing 12th
Best result 6th (2003)
Commonwealth Games
2010 placing 9th
Best result 5th (2006)

The Samoa national netball team represent Samoa in international netball tests and competitions. The team are coached by former Samoa and New Zealand representative player Linda Vagana. As of 26 July 2011, Samoa are 13th in the IFNA World Rankings.[1] They finished 12th at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, and 9th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Players

2011 team

Twelve players were selected for the 2011 World Netball Championships, held from 3–10 July.[2]

Samoa national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Shirin Chang
  • Malu Faasavalu
  • Opheira Harder Karatau (c)
  • Sepi Langi
  • Siosina Lui
  • Tiffany Nelson
  • Sanonu Robertson
  • Lyttera Sosoli
  • Sose Tavae
  • Tafaoga Tavae
  • Sanita Too
  • Monique Vaai
  • Head coach: Linda Vagana
  • Asst coach: Henry Tunupopo
  • Manager: Rosemarie Esera

Notable former players

Competitive history

World Netball Championships
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
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

See also

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