Samoa national netball team
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 21 July 2019, Samoa are 16th 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.
| Association | Netball Samoa | |
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| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| Head coach | Marcia Hardcastle | |
| INF ranking | 16  | |
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| World Championships | ||
| Appearances | 8 (Debuted in 1991) | |
| 2019 placing | 13th | |
| Best result | 6th (2003) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 2 (Debuted in 2006) | |
| Best result | 5th (2006) | |
Players
2019 Netball Samoa World Cup
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Notable former players
Competitive history
| Netball World Cup | |||
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| 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 |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 13th |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| 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 |
| Pacific Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | I Games | Basketball 7's | Suva, Fiji |  |
| 2003 | XII Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji | 4th |
| 2007 | XIII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | |
| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  |
| Pacific Mini Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 4th |
| 2001 | VI Games | Netball | Kingston, Norfolk Island | 4th |
See also
References
- INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 4 September 2019.
- Netball Samoa, Retrieved 04/01/2015 Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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