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Samantha Winders

Samantha Winders (born 5 June 1995), previously known as Samantha Sinclair, is a New Zealand netball international. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup. She captained New Zealand for the third test against England during the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She was subsequently named the 2021 Silver Fern Player of the Year. Between 2014 and 2022, she played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in the ANZ Premiership. Between 2020 and 2022, she served as Magic captain.

Samantha Winders
Personal information
Full name Samantha Winders (née Sinclair)
Born (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 29)[1][2]
Rotorua, New Zealand[3]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2]
School John Paul College, Rotorua
University University of Waikato
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2014–2022 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 123
2022– 2023 Southern Steel 30
2024 Giants Netball 12
Years National team(s) Caps
2017– New Zealand 47
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Fast5 Netball World Series
Gold medal – first place 2016 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Christchurch Team

Early life, family and education

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Sinclair was born and raised in Rotorua. She is the daughter of Jamie and Justine Sinclair.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Between 2007 and 2013 she attended John Paul College, Rotorua, where she was deputy head girl.[5][9][10][11] Between 2014 and 2017 she attended the University of Waikato on a scholarship and subsequently became a Bachelor of Management Studies.[9][12][13][14][15] In 2019, Sinclair married Josef Winders, a fellow University of Waikato alumni and a BMX rider who has represented New Zealand.[16][17][18][19]

Playing career

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Early years

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Sinclair represented John Paul College in national secondary schools tournaments. Her school coaches included Coral Palmer, a former a New Zealand netball international. She also represented Bay of Plenty in the Lois Muir Challenge tournament.[20][21][22]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

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Between 2014 and 2022, Winders made 123 senior appearances for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in the ANZ Premiership.[1][3][4][23][24][25][26] As Samantha Sinclair, she first attracted the attention of Magic while still attending John Paul College. She began training with Magic in 2011. She attended trials for the 2013 season but was not offered a contract until the 2014 season.[20][21][22][27] In both 2013 and 2014, she was a member of the Waikato Bay of Plenty teams that won Netball New Zealand's national under-23 tournament.[28][29][30] She made her senior debut for Magic on 1 March 2014 in a Round 1 70–46 win against Mainland Tactix, coming on at centre to replace Courtney Tairi for the fourth quarter.[27][31] In 2015 and 2016, she was a member of the Magic teams that won the New Zealand Conference.[32][33][34][35] Between 2020 and 2022, Winders served as Magic captain.[19][36][37][38] On 30 May 2021, Winders made her 100th senior league appearance in a match against Central Pulse.[39][40][41]

Southern Steel

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In July 2022, it was announced that Winders would be joining Southern Steel for the 2023 ANZ Premiership season.[24][42][43][44]

New Zealand

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Between 2011 and 2013, Sinclair represented New Zealand at schoolgirl level, playing in three Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools Netball Tournaments. In 2013, together with Jamie-Lee Price, she co-captained the New Zealand team that won the tournament.[20][21][45][46][47][48][49]

In June 2015, Sinclair was called up for trials for the senior New Zealand team.[10] She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.[7][12][14][50][51] In November 2016 she was included in the senior New Zealand for the first time.[5] Sinclair made her senior debut for New Zealand on 28 January 2017 against Australia during a 2017 Netball Quad Series match.[2][6][52] She went on to represent New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[8][12][53][54]

After missing out on several tournaments, including the 2019 Netball World Cup, Sinclair, now Winders, was recalled for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[17][55] She was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup.[11][18][19][56] On 24 September 2021, Winders captained New Zealand for the third test against England during the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[57] She was subsequently named the 2021 Silver Fern Player of the Year.[19][58][59][60] However, she was left out of the team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games[61]

Tournaments Place
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[7][12][14][50][51]  
2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)[2][6][62]  
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)[63]  
2017 Constellation Cup[64]  
2018 Netball Quad Series (January)[65] 3rd
2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[66][67] 2nd
2018 Commonwealth Games[8][12][54] 4th
2018 Netball Quad Series (September)[68] 3rd
2018 Constellation Cup[69][70]  
2019 Netball Quad Series[71] 3rd
2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[17][55][72][73]  
2021 Constellation Cup[11][18][19][56][74]  
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[57][75]  
2022 Netball Quad Series[76][77] 3rd
2022 Fast5 Netball World Series[78][79]  

Honours

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New Zealand
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Individual Awards
Year Award
2021[19][58][59][60] Silver Ferns Player of the Year

References

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