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Belinda Colling

Belinda Louise Colling (born 12 September 1975) is a former New Zealand netball international. Between 1996 and 2006, she made 92 senior appearances for New Zealand. She captained New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World Netball Championships and was a member of the New Zealand teams that won gold medals at the 2003 World Netball Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Colling is also a double international and played for the New Zealand women's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. During the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup era, Colling played netball for Otago Rebels, Canterbury Flames and Southern Sting. She also played for Team Northumbria in the Netball Superleague. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.

Belinda Colling
Personal information
Full name Belinda Louise Colling
Born (1975-09-12) 12 September 1975 (age 49)
Cromwell, New Zealand[1][2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
School Logan Park High School
Spouse Charlie Hore
Relatives Lin Colling (uncle)
Andrew Hore (brother-in-law)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
1998–2000 Otago Rebels
2001–2004 Canterbury Flames
2005–2006 Team Northumbria
2006 Southern Sting
Years National team(s) Caps
1996–2006 New Zealand 92
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kingston Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Christchurch Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Early life, family and education

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Colling is a member of a prominent Otago rugby union family. She is the daughter of Don Colling who, between 1968 and 1977 played 80 games for Otago. As well as her father, her two uncles, two brothers, her husband, Charlie Hore, and his brother, Andrew Hore, all played for Otago. Her uncle, Lin Colling and Andrew Hore, were also New Zealand rugby union internationals.[3][4][5][6] Colling met Charlie Hore in the late 1990s while playing for Otago Rebels. At the time he was playing rugby union for Otago.[7][8] Together they have four children together.[6][9][10][11][12]

Netball career

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Otago Rebels

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Between 1998 and 2000, Colling played for Otago Rebels in the Coca-Cola Cup.[1][13][14] In 1998, Colling was a member of the Rebels team that won the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup title. In the final they defeated Southern Sting 57–50, with Colling scoring 10 from 18.[7][8][15][16][17][18] In 1999, she again helped Rebels reach the final. However, this time they lost 63–54 to Sting.[19]

Canterbury Flames

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Between 2001 and 2004, Colling played for Canterbury Flames in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup.[13][20][21][22] During this time, she captained Flames as they played in three grand finals. In the 2002 final, she carried on playing despite receiving a black eye.[1][23][24][25][26]

Team Northumbria

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In August 2004, Colling moved to Scotland with her then partner, Charlie Hore, after he signed a two-year contract to play for Borders. She subsequently worked as a netball coach at Team Northumbria, coaching both their university and Super Cup teams.[22][27][28] She also played for Team Northumbria during 2005–06 Netball Superleague season. While playing for Team Northumbria, she was selected to play for New Zealand at 2006 Commonwealth Games.[29][30][31]

Southern Sting

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In 2006, Colling played for Southern Sting in the National Bank Cup, helping them reach the grand final.[32][33][34] In 2007, she served as Robyn Broughton's assistant coach at Sting. Ahead of the 2008 season, she initially declared an interest in playing for Sting's successor team, Southern Steel, but eventually announced her retirement.[35][36] On 23 July 2018, Colling, together with Donna Wilkins, Bernice Mene and Natalie Avellino, played for Sting in a charity match against Netball South of the National Netball League. The match marked Sting's 20th anniversary.[37]

New Zealand

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Between 1996 and 2006, Colling made 92 senior appearances for New Zealand.[20][13][38][39] On 25 May 1996, she made her senior debut for New Zealand against South Africa.[1][38] Between 1997 and 1999, she captained New Zealand,[1][22] including at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World Netball Championships.[38][40][41][42] She was also a member of the New Zealand teams that won gold medals at the 2003 World Netball Championships[43][44][45][46][47] and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[48][49][50] In 2009–10, during the Ruth Aitken era, she served as a shooting coach with New Zealand.[10][11][51] In April 2022, she was one of 25 New Zealand internationals included on a list of the best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.[52][53]

Tournaments Place
1998 Commonwealth Games[38][48]  
1999 World Netball Championships[40][41][42][45][47][54]  
2002 Commonwealth Games[48][55]  
2003 World Netball Championships[43][44][45][46][47]  
2006 Commonwealth Games[48][49][50]  

Basketball career

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Between 1996 and 2006, Colling played for the New Zealand women's national basketball team.[1] She represented New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][48] Her team mates included Donna Loffhagen, who was also a New Zealand netball international.[56] Colling was also considered for 2004 Summer Olympics. However she opted to concentrate on netball.[57][58]

Later career

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Commentator

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Colling has worked as a netball commentator and presenter for Sky Sport (New Zealand).[18][59][60] During the ANZ Championship era, she worked alongside Anna Stanley, Tania Dalton, Temepara Bailey and Adine Wilson.[12][61][62] In the ANZ Premiership era, she has worked with Jodi Brown and Jordan Vandermade.[63]

Honours

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New Zealand
Otago Rebels
Canterbury Flames
Southern Sting

References

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  11. ^ a b "Ex Silver Fern Colling still contributing". stuff.co.nz. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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  25. ^ "Netball: Colling reckons it's high time the Flames caught fire". www.nzherald.co.nz. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Netball: Flames fancy their chances against Sting in final". www.nzherald.co.nz. June 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  27. ^ "England lack firepower - Colling". bbc.co.uk. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Netball: Colling confident she can mix it with Aussies". www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Netball: Tough test". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Netball: Colling's calling for the big push". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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  35. ^ "Colling makes bid for a place in southern franchise". stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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  53. ^ "'Top 25 of the Last 25' leave a lasting imprint". www.netballnz.co.nz. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  55. ^ "NZ power past England". bbc.co.uk. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  56. ^ "Basketball: Colling makes Olympic cut". scoop.co.nz. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  57. ^ "Basketball: Colling undecided over shot at Olympics". www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  58. ^ "Colling drops basketball for netball". www.nzherald.co.nz. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  59. ^ "Steel can win without star, but not as easily: Colling". www.odt.co.nz. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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