Whitney Souness (born 1995) is a New Zealand netball player. She currently plays for Central Pulse and had played 30 times for the New Zealand national netball team.
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| Born | 12 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Marys College | ||||||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): C, WA | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-2019 | Central Pulse | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Waikato/BOP Magic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - current | Central Pulse | ||||||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 3 April 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 2017– | New Zealand | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 3 April 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editSouness was born on 12 October or 12 November 1995 (sources vary). She comes from Porirua in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. She attended St Mary's College in Wellington and, on the school's netball team, was coached by the former Samoan international, Pelesa Semu. She was chosen for the New Zealand Secondary Schools side in 2013, and was in the national development squad in 2014 and 2015.[1][2][3]
Netball career
editSouness joined Central Pulse in 2015, however she suffered an ACL injury while playing for Wellington in the final of the national provincial championships. As a result, she was unable to compete for much of 2016. She played for Central Pulse from 2017 to 2019, before spending a year with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She returned to Central Pulse in 2021, swapping to an attacking role, having in the past mainly played in the centre court.[3][4][5]
Souness was given a trial for with New Zealand, in 2015, but then suffered her ACL injury. She was finally selected for the team in 2017, playing her first match, against South Africa, in August of that year, and being the 167th woman to play for the national team. By the end of 2021 she had played 14 games, in the wing attack (WA) and centre (C) positions. Souness was a member of the Silver Ferns 2022 Commonwealth Games Team that won Bronze after defeating England.
References
edit- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (12 March 2018). "Six of the best: the rising stars of NZ netball". locker room. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Whitney Souness". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Whitney Souness". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Whitney Souness". Netball Central. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Options broaden with Souness in the Pulse mix". Central Pulse. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (17 May 2019). "Porirua final dream result for Central Pulse's hometown star Whitney Souness". Stuff. Retrieved 19 December 2021.