Larafina Tanielu-Stowers

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Larafina Tanielu-Stowers is a Samoan netball player who plays as a goal shoot and goal keeper.[1] She has represented Samoa internationally at the Pacific Games and as part of the Samoa national netball team.

Tanielu-Stowers had her early primary school education in New Zealand then moved to Samoa when she was eight attending primary and high school in Samoa.[2] She has played netball since the age of five,[3] and currently plays for St Marys Sports Club (SMSC).[4]

In April 2019 she was selected for the Samoan team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[5] In May 2020 she was selected for the Samoa national under-21 netball team.[3] In October 2020 she was selected for the "long squad" for the later-cancelled 2021 Netball World Youth Cup.[6] In March 2022 she was selected for the Samoa national netball team for the PacificAus Sports Netball Series, but was unable to attend due to covid travel restrictions.[7] In July 2022 she was selected to the team for the Oceania World Cup qualifiers.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stowers and Oloamanu to represent Samoa Netball with pride". Loop Samoa. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ Darryl Whitecross. "Netball star Lara shooting goals for God". Others. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Vaelei Von Dincklage (20 May 2020). "Stowers and Taefu break into U-21 netball squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (17 January 2021). "Netball Samoa selects U–21 Long Squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ^ Thomas Airey (4 April 2019). "Pacific Games netball squad selected". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (25 October 2020). "Samoa sets sights on Netball World Cup in Fiji". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ Julius Netzler (18 March 2022). "Samoa Represented at PacificAus Sports Netball Series". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ Julius Netzler (17 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.