Larafina Tanielu-Stowers Explained

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, and currently plays for St Marys Sports Club (SMSC).[3]

In April 2019 she was selected for the Samoan team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[4] In May 2020 she was selected for the Samoa national under-21 netball team.[5] 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]

Notes and References

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

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