Samoa national netball team

Samoa
Association	Netball Samoa
Confederation	Oceania Netball Federation
Head coach	Marcia Hardcastle
World ranking	16
	Team colours
	Team colours
Netball World Cup
Appearances	8 (Debuted in 1991)
2019 placing	13th
Best result	6th (2003)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances	2 (Debuted in 2006)
Best result	5th (2006)

The Samoa national netball team or Tifa Moana represent Samoa in international netball tests and competitions. The team are coached by Marcia Hardcastle and are co-captained by Opheira Harder-Karatau and Julianna Naoupu. As of 21 July 2019, Samoa are 16th in the INF World Rankings.^[1]

History

They finished 12th at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, and 9th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

On their debut at the Nations Cup (netball) Samoa, captained by Sanita To’o, won the tournament with a final score of 50-41 against Singapore.^[2] Samoa participated in the 2009 edition of the Fast5 Netball World Series, placing 6th in the competition.

In 2022 they competed in the 2022 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers, but missed out on qualification.^[3]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent and future matches.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture

2022

2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania	Samoa	52-69	Tonga	Suva, Fiji
19 July 2022		Report

2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania	Cook Islands	35-54	Samoa	Suva, Fiji
21 July 2022		Report

2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania	Fiji	45-43	Samoa	Suva, Fiji
22 July 2022

2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania	Samoa	85-32	PNG	Suva, Fiji
23 July 2022

Players

Squad for 2023 Netball World Cup qualifiers

Samoa roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Eseta Autagavaia (VC)	GA, GS	14/6/1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Southern Steel
Jennifer Brown			–	Curtin Hamersley Comets
Seiafi Lafaiali'i	GD, WD	3/12/1994	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Fia Lai Kong			–
Melissa Oloamanu	GK		–	City West Falcons
Ainsleyana Puleiata (C)	WA	23/7/2000	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Central Pulse
Hannah Ridling			–	NWBOP Magic
Rebekah Roache			–	Northern Marvels
Soli Ropati	WD	19/5/1997	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	City West Falcons
Shenade Southon			–
Larafina Tanielu-Stowers	GS, GK		–	Collegiate Samoa
Saviour Tui	GA,GS	17/10/2001	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	NWBOP Magic
Emily Autagavaia (TRP)			–
Geraldine Taefu (TRP)			–	St Mary's
Samantha Tuilaepa (TRP)			–	Hyundai

Head coach

Frances Solia

Assistant coach

Elizabeth Manu

Manager: Eka Arp
Physiotherapist: Holly Boyd
Trainer: St David Forbes

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Player profiles: [ Team website]

Last updated: 23 July 2022

Source:^[4]

Notable former players

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
1991	8th World Championships	Sydney, Australia	8th
1995	9th World Championships	Birmingham, England	9th
1999	10th World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	9th
2003	11th World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	6th
2007	12th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	8th
2011	13th World Championships	Singapore	12th
2015	14th World Cup	Sydney, Australia	10th
2019	15th World Cup	Liverpool, England	13th

Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year	Games	Event	Location	Placing
2006	XVIII Games	3rd Netball	Melbourne, Australia	5th
2010	XIX Games	4th Netball	Delhi, India	9th
2014	XX Games	5th Netball	Glasgow, Scotland	DNQ
2018	XXIGames	6th Netball	Gold Coast, Australia	DNQ
2022	XXII Games	7th Netball	Birmingham, England	DNQ

Pacific Games
Year	Games	Event	Location	Placing
1963	I Games	Basketball 7's	Suva, Fiji	2nd
2003	XII Games	Netball	Suva, Fiji	4th
2007	XIII Games	Netball	Apia, Samoa	2nd
2015	XV Games	Netball	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	3rd
2019	XVI Games	Netball	Apia, Samoa	4th

Pacific Mini Games
Year	Games	Event	Location	Placing
1993	IV Games	Netball	Port Vila, Vanuatu	4th
2001	VI Games	Netball	Kingston, Norfolk Island	4th
2009	VIII Games	Netball	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	3rd

References

^ INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 4 September 2019.
^ Netball Samoa, Retrieved 04/01/2015 Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Julius Netzler (25 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Finish Strong but Miss Out on World Cup". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ Julius Netzler (17 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[1] INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 4 September 2019.

[2] Netball Samoa, Retrieved 04/01/2015 Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Julius Netzler (25 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Finish Strong but Miss Out on World Cup". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[4] Julius Netzler (17 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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