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Bianca Giteau
Personal information
Full name Bianca Giteau (née Franklin)
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 40)
Dowerin, Western Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
School St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Spouse Matt Giteau
Married 11 December 2010
Relatives Lance Franklin (brother)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Last updated: 13 December 2010

Bianca Giteau (née Franklin) is an Australian netball player. Giteau played with the Perth Orioles in 2002, the Canberra Darters from 2003 to 2005 and the Melbourne Kestrels in 2006 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She also played with the Australian U21 team from 2004 to 2005. In the ANZ Championship, Giteau played for the West Coast Fever from 2008 to 2010, and with the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2011.

Giteau is the older sister of Australian rules superstar Lance "Buddy" Franklin. An Indigenous Australian, she received an ATSIC award for West Australian Young Achiever of the Year in 2003 and was nominated for Female Sportsperson of the Year at The Deadlys in 2006. In May 2009 she became engaged to Australian rugby union player Matt Giteau, whom she met at the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] The couple married in December 2010 on the Gold Coast.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Payten, Iain (2009-02-23). "Force calls on ARU for help". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Low, Clair (2010-12-14). "Giteau gets hitched under veil of secrecy". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2010-12-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Partland, Warren (2010-11-16). "Star by another name". Retrieved 2010-12-14.

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