Kristiana Manu'a
Personal information | |||
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Born |
[1] Wellington, New Zealand[1] | 3 September 1995||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
School | Westfields Sports High School | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): GD, GK | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
2015–16 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
2017– | Giants Netball | ||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
2016 | Australia | 2 |
Kristiana Manu'a (born 3 September 1995) is a New Zealand-born Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for Giants Netball.
Manu'a was born in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, though moved with family to Liverpool, New South Wales as a baby.[3] She began her netball career back in New Zealand in 2015, playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.[4] Despite representing Australia at underage level, Manu'a was approached by Netball New Zealand officials to represent the New Zealand national team during her time at the Magic.[4] She remained an Australian player however and made her debut for the Australian national team in the 2016 Quad Series.[5]
Manu'a was set to play for Giants Netball in 2017, though missed the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained in the off-season.[3] She eventually made her debut for the Giants in the 2018 season.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Kristiana Manu'a Profile". Giants Netball.
- ^ "Kristiana Manu'a Overview". Suncorp Super Netball.
- ^ a b "GIANTS Netball / Get to know Kristiana Manu'a". Giants Netball. YouTube.
- ^ a b "Netball: Battle looms over Manu'a". New Zealand Herald. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Kristiana Manu'a player focus". Netball Australia.
- ^ "Kristiana Manu'a back in form for Giants and the Pacific Islands". SBS News. 10 February 2018.