Andrea McVeigh explained

Andrea McVeigh is a New Zealand sports commentator and former netball player.

McVeigh has been in television broadcasting for over 20 years, primarily as a sports broadcaster. She hosted Blood, Sweat and Tears on TV3 starting in 1996,[1] and Trackchat from 2000.[2] She joined the Sky Sport netball commentary team in 2007, covering the 2007 Netball World Championships and the ANZ Championship from 2008.[3]

McVeigh starting playing netball in North Harbour, where she was named North Harbour Netball's ASB Player of the Year in 1993.[4] She represented Waikato and Canterbury from the ages of 22 to 29. She was signed with Counties Manukau Cometz in the 1998 season of the Coca-Cola Cup, under head coach Ruth Aitken.[5]

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  1. News: TV3's new year line-up varied . . WE22 . 30 November 1996.
  2. News: Dillon . Mike . Topliner puts Cox Plate shocker behind him, gallops like champ . . 1 November 2000 . 10 April 2010.
  3. Web site: SKY Sports . Netball Commentator bios . 10 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100522063022/http://www.skysport.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=55&cid=17925. 22 May 2010 . live.
  4. News: Goal keep gets her reward . North Shore Times Advertiser . 45 . 12 October 1993.
  5. News: Ex-Silver Ferns named in team . . 13 . 2 February 1998.