Gene Solia-Gibb Explained

Gerardine Nafanua Solia-Gibb (born 16 October 1983)^[1] is a Samoan New Zealander netball and rugby player who has represented Samoa internationally in both sports, including at the Commonwealth Games. She is the sister of netball player Frances Solia.

Solia-Gibb is from Wainuiomata and was educated at St Mary's College, Wellington. She works as a fibre-optic cable installer.^[2] She played netball for the Capital Shakers and Central Pulse.^[3] She was selected for the Samoa national netball team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games,^[4] and the 2007 World Netball Championships.^{[5] [6]} She was co-captain alongside Brooke Amber Williams for the 2019 Netball World Cup.^[7]

In 2016 she was selected for the Samoa women's national rugby sevens team to play against New Zealand and the Cook Islands.^[8] In November 2020 she was selected for the Samoa women's national rugby union team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying repecharge match against Tonga.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gene Nafanua Solia-Gibb . Netball Central . 21 July 2022.
2. Web site: Mother of five topping the charts in netball training . Samoa Observer . Thomas Airey . 28 December 2018 . 21 July 2022.
3. Web site: Parata laments lack of accuracy . Stuff . 30 September 2011 . 21 July 2022.
4. Web site: Mum of many talents . Dan Whitfield . Wainuiomata News . 2 May 2018 . 1–2 . 21 July 2022 . issu.
5. Web site: Netball: The rest of the world minnows chase rankings . New Zealand Herald . 8 November 2007 . 21 July 2022.
6. Web site: Top netters in Samoa WNC side . Fiji Times . 12 June 2019 . 20 July 2022 . PressReader.
7. Web site: Netball World Cup squad train in Sydney . Samoa Observer . Thomas Airey . 30 May 2019 . 21 July 2022.
8. Web site: Former netballer and mum of four selected to represent Manu Sina Samoa . Stuff . Nicholas Boyack . 16 June 2016 . 21 July 2022.
9. Web site: Manusina Announces Squad for World Cup Repechage . Samoa Global News . 13 November 2020 . 21 July 2022.