Talented netballers selected in the NZSS team

Saviour Tui - National U17 tournament and BEKO League winner and now NZSS squad member.

 A 14-strong New Zealand Secondary Schools netball team  has been name today and will travel to Canberra from 1-5 October to play the Australian U17 squad and an England U17 side in an internatonal age-grade series.

The 2018 New Zealand Secondary Schools Team is:

Addi Albert Jones – Mt Albert Grammar (Northern)

Bianca Nagaiya – Epsom Girls Grammar School (Northern) Read more

Charity Polu – Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt (Central) Read more

Georgia Stroud – Villa Maria College (Mainland) Read more

Georgie Edgecombe - St Peter’s School Cambridge (Waikato Bay of Plenty)

Greer Sinclair – Epsom Girls Grammar School (Northern) Read more

Khiarna Williams – Trident High School (Waikato Bay of Plenty) Read more

Killarney Morey – Epsom Girls Grammar School (Northern)

Nanise Waqairo – Howick College (Northern) Read more

Olivia Burnham – Villa Maria College (Mainland) Read more

Paris Lokotui – Queen Margaret College (Central) Read more

Saviour Tui – St Mary’s College (Central) Read more

Tayla Earle – Saint Kentigern College (Northern) Read more

Vika Koloto – Baradene College (Northern) Read more

The NZSS team includes a number of Beko Netball League players who have stood out in the national league including Paris Lokotui and Saviour Tui who are in the Central side, as well as Waikato-BOP shooter Khiarna Williams
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New Zealand Secondary Schools coach Mary-Jane Araroa said the squad had impressed during performances at the National Development Camp in January as well as the National Age Group Championships in July.

“This is such an important age-group for the development of Netball in New Zealand and it’s exciting to help these players realise their potential,” she said.

“The athletes named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools team have stood out at a number of events and we’re looking forward to working with them to help them take that next step.

“It is always a challenge to play Australian teams but we’re looking forward to that challenge with this exciting group of athletes.”

Head coach Araroa and assistant Charissa Barham will name their Captain and Vice-Captain at a later date.

Above: The tournament team after the recent National U17 tournament - featuring several players in the newly named secondary school squad.