Grace Kara

Grace Kara
Personal information
Born Grace Rasmussen
(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse Mark Kara
Married 11 November 2017
Relatives Rachel Rasmussen (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2005–07 Auckland Diamonds
2008–2013 Northern Mystics 39
2014–2017 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
2017–present Northern Stars
Years National team(s) Caps
2004–09 New Zealand U21
2010–present Silver Ferns 63[1]
FastNet Ferns
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Netball
World Netball Series
2010 LiverpoolFastnet
Last updated: 15 December 2017

Grace Kara[2] (née Rasmussen; born 18 March 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player of Samoan descent.[3] Kara played in the National Bank Cup for the Auckland Diamonds from 2005–07. She continued playing in Auckland for the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship, starting in 2008. She is the younger sister of fellow Mystics player Rachel Rasmussen.

Kara was a member of the New Zealand U21 team from 2004–09, winning gold (2005) and silver (2009) medals at the World Youth National Championships. In 2009, she travelled with the senior national team, the Silver Ferns, as a member of their extended training squad.[1] Kara earned a place in the Silver Ferns lineup the following year,[4] making her debut against Samoa.[5] She later travelled to Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and was named in the 2010 Fastnet Ferns for the World Netball Series.[6]

She suffered a season ending ACL injury in 2011, which left her out of the end of year squad. She made the squad again for the 2012–13 season, and was named in the twelve for the Australian leg of the 2012 Quad Series, but a stress fracture left her unable to take part.

References

  1. 1 2 "Grace Kara (née Rasmussen)". Silver Ferns Netball. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Squad". Silver Ferns Netball. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ Bertrand, Kelly. "Silver Fern Grace Rasmussen's fairytale wedding". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Retrieved 30 Nov 2017.
  4. ↑ ONE Sport (30 July 2010). "One new cap for Silver Ferns". TVNZ. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  5. ↑ Street, Toni (8 August 2010). "Rasmussen adds spark". TVNZ. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Johannsen, Dana (20 October 2010). "Wider Silver Ferns squad join defence of Fastnet title". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2010.



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