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Kelsie Rainbow
Personal information
Born (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)
Winnaleah, Tasmania[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
School Scotch Oakburn College
University Monash University
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2011–2013 Cavaliers
2015–2017 Monash University Storm
2016–2017 Victorian Fury
2018– Melbourne University Lightning
2018– Tasmanian Magpies
2018– Collingwood Magpies

Kelsie Rainbow (born 26 September 1996) is an Australian netball player who has played in the Victorian Netball League and the Australian Netball League. In 2018 she was a member of the Tasmanian Magpies team that won the ANL title. In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.

Early life and education

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Rainbow is originally from Winnaleah, Tasmania.[1][2][3] Between 2011 and 2014 she attended Scotch Oakburn College and between 2015 and 2017 she attended Monash University where she studied nutritional science.[4][5][6] In 2012 she represented Tasmania as an under-18 cross country runner.[7] In December 2012, Rainbow finished 10th in the Intermediate Australian Schools Knockout National Final 800 metres in a time of 2:27.58.[8]

Playing career

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Cavaliers

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Rainbow played for Cavaliers, a Launceston-based team in the Tasmanian Netball League. In both 2011 and 2012 she was named in the TNL Under-19 All Star Teams and in 2013 she was named in the TNL Open All Star Team.[2][9][10]

Victorian Netball League

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Between 2015 and 2017, while attending Monash University, Rainbow also played for Monash University Storm in the Victorian Netball League.[4][11][12][13][14] Since 2018 she has played in the VNL for Melbourne University Lightning.[15][16][17][18]

Australian Netball League

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Victorian Fury

In 2016 Rainbow was called up as a replacement player for Victorian Fury.[11] She was subsequently included in the 2017 Fury squad.[13][14][19] While a member of the Fury squad she also served as a training partner with Melbourne Vixens.[1][3][20]

Tasmanian Magpies

In 2018 Rainbow began playing for Tasmanian Magpies.[3][15] Together with Melissa Bragg, Gabrielle Sinclair and Cody Lange, Rainbow was a member of the Magpies team that won the 2018 Australian Netball League title.[21][22] She was subsequently included in the 2019 and 2020 Tasmanian Magpies squads.[18][23][24][25]

Collingwood Magpies

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In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.[3][26][27] On 29 March 2018 she made her senior debut for Collingwood Magpies during the Tasmanian Netball Invitational Series at the Silverdome in Launceston.[3][27][28]

National team

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Rainbow was included in an advance Australia squad for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[6][12][29][30]

Honours

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Tasmanian Magpies

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kelsie Rainbow". www.vis.org.au. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "How a Winneleah girl plans to be the first Tasmanian to play Super Netball". www.examiner.com.au. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie". tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Kelsie Rainbow". au.linkedin.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Launceston netballer Kelsie Rainbow back from injury". www.examiner.com.au. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "National netball call-up for Kelsie Rainbow". www.examiner.com.au. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Team for Australian Titles in Adelaide". sportstg.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Australian Schools Knockout National Final" (PDF). p. 107. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Honour Board". cavaliers.org.au. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Kelsie Rainbow gets national netball recognition". www.examiner.com.au. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Fury looking to produce eight quarter performance". vic.netball.com.au. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Six Victorian athletes named in World Youth Cup squad". vic.netball.com.au. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Victorian Fury 2017 team announcement". vic.netball.com.au. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b "The Victorian Fury started its quest for a fifth Australian Netball League title in a row with the naming of its 2017 squad last week". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b "2018 Tasmanian Magpies ANL Squad". tas.netball.com.au. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Melbourne University Lightning – Our History". mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Melbourne University Lightning". vic.netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Seven in Tassie Magpies squad for 2020". www.theadvocate.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Tasmanian Kelsie Rainbow confirms signing for Victorian Fury in the new-look Australian Netball League". www.examiner.com.au. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Tasmanian netballer Kelsie Rainbow to train with Melbourne Vixens". www.examiner.com.au. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Canberra Giants fall agonisingly short in ANL grand final thriller". www.examiner.com.au. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Tassie Magpies celebrate first DUANL title". netball.com.au. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  23. ^ "2019 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announced". tas.netball.com.au. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  24. ^ "2020 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announcement". tas.netball.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  25. ^ "ANL Tasmanian Magpies announce 2020 squad". collingwoodmagpies.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Magpies Welcome New Training Partner". supernetball.com.au. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Seven Training Partners Sign On With Collingwood Magpies For 2019". supernetball.com.au. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Rainbow gets an unreal experience in front of a home crowd". tas.netball.com.au. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Tasmanian netball star Kelsie Rainbow joins Australian Netball World Youth Cup squad". www.themercury.com.au. 24 August 2016.
  30. ^ "Four NSWIS players included in Netball World Youth Cup squad". www.nswis.com.au. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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