Saviour Tui Explained

Saviour Tui
Fullname:Saviour Tui
Birth Date:17 October 2001
Positions:GS, GA
Clubyears1:2018
Clubyears2:2018
Clubyears3:2019
Clubyears4:2019–2021
Clubapps4:16
Clubyears5:2021
Clubapps5:9
Clubyears6:2022–
Nationalyears1:2022–

Saviour Tui (born 17 October 2001) is a Samoa netball international. Tui was a member of three title winning teams in New Zealand's National Netball League. In 2018 and 2019, Tui won titles with Central Zone/Central Manawa. In 2021 she won a third title with Northern Marvels. She was also a member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. She was a fringe member of the 2021 Northern Mystics team that were ANZ Premiership champions. Since 2022, she has played for Southern Steel in the ANZ Premiership.

Early life, family and education

Tui is a Samoan New Zealander. She also has Tokelauan ancestry.[1] She was raised in Wainuiomata[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] in Lower Hutt.[7] She was educated at St Mary's College, Wellington.[2] [8] [9]

Playing career

Central Zone/Central Manawa

In 2018 and 2019, Tui played for Central Zone/Central Manawa in the National Netball League.[9] [10] [11] [12] She was just 16 and still at school when first included in the Central Zone team.[2] [5] She was subsequently a member of two Central Zone/Central Manawa NNL title winning teams.[6] [10] [12] After helping Central Zone win a second title in 2018,[13] [14] she helped, the now renamed Central Manawa, complete a three in a row in 2019. In the 2019 final, Tui, scored 36 from 38 as they defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty 49–46.[15] [16]

Central Pulse

Tui played for Central Pulse in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. She played and scored for Pulse in all three group stage matches.[14] [17] [18] [19]

Northern Mystics

Between 2019 and 2021, Tui played for Northern Mystics.[1] [3] [20] [21] [22] She was a member of the Mystics team that finished as runners up in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.[20] She was subsequently a regular in 2020 Mystics team.[5] [23] [24] She was only a fringe member of the 2021 Northern Mystics team that were ANZ Premiership champions. She played just 14 minutes of game time, down from 374 minutes in 2020. Tui was kept out of the team by Grace Nweke, Bailey Mes and Filda Vui.[23] [25] However she was a prominent member of the Northern Marvels team, the Mystics reserve team, that were 2021 National Netball League champions. Tui played all nine NNL matches for Marvels and she finished the season as the NNL top scorer with 337 goals and a 91% accuracy rate. In the grand final she scored 56 from 58 as Marvels defeated Northern Comets 64–56. She was also named player of the match. It was Marvels' first NNL title and Tui's third. She was subsequently named National Netball League Player of the Year.[6] [22] [25] [26] [27]

Southern Steel

Ahead of the 2022 season, Tui signed for Southern Steel.[4] [25] [28] [29]

International

New Zealand

In 2018 and 2019, Tui was included in New Zealand schoolgirl squads.[2] [8] [9] She also played for the New Zealand under 21s in the 2020 Cadbury Netball Series.[7] [25] [30] [31] [32]

Samoa

In July 2022, Tui played for Samoa at the 2023 Netball World Cup Oceania qualifiers.[33] [34] [35]

Statistics

ANZ Premiership

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|Mystics|||43||1||105||65||0||1||5||20||13|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|Mystics|||1||1||3||4||0||0||0||1||3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022|style="text-align:center;"|Steel|||65||5||85||98||3||1||4||44||12 |- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023|style="text-align:center;"|Steel||| || || || || || || || || |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=2| Career! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |}

Honours

Northern Mystics
Central Pulse
Central Zone/Central Manawa
Northern Marvels
Individual Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Media Guide ANZ Premiership . anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120013757/https://anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/138785/1/2020%20ANZP%20Media%20Guide_Digital_vLow%20Res.pdf. 20 January 2022. 14 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Saviour Tui: Shooting for the top. www.collegesportmedia.co.nz. 13 June 2018. 24 July 2022.
  3. Web site: ANZ Premiership 2021 Media Guide. anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 August 2022. 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015135706/http://anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/148826/1/ANZP%202021%20MEDIA%20GUIDE%20FINAL.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: ANZ Premiership 2022 Media Guide. anzpremiership.co.nz. 14 August 2022. 29 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529134032/http://anzpremiership.co.nz/Images/Assets/156137/1/2022%20ANZP%20MEDIA%20GUIDE.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Teen Nweke leads Mystics' rookie shooting trio. www.newsroom.co.nz. 27 May 2020. 12 December 2022.
  6. Web site: Our adopted Wellingtonian has third title in her sights. www.northernmystics.co.nz. 2 July 2021. 12 December 2022.
  7. Web site: (2020) Cadbury Netball Series Programme. www.silverferns.co.nz. 12 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Talented netballers selected in the NZSS team. www.collegesportmedia.co.nz. 13 June 2018. 24 July 2022.
  9. Web site: All smiles from young Manawa shooter. www.netballcentral.co.nz. 4 April 2019. 12 December 2022.
  10. Web site: Central Zone Beko Team 2018 Beko Netball League - Champions. www.netballcentral.co.nz. 14 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Netball Central – Annual Report 2019. www.netballcentral.co.nz. 1 May 2022.
  12. Web site: Central Zone Beko Team 2019 Beko Netball League - Champions. www.netballcentral.co.nz. 7 October 2022.
  13. Web site: Central crowned winners of the 2018 Beko Netball League. www.scoop.co.nz. 29 July 2018. 6 December 2022 .
  14. Web site: Beko winners join Pulse ranks for Super Club. www.scoop.co.nz. 17 August 2018. 13 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Manawa celebrate third successive Beko title. www.netballcentral.co.nz. 19 May 2019. 6 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Central secure Beko Netball League three-peat. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190522131905/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/central-secure-beko-netball-league-three-peat. 22 May 2019. 19 May 2019. 1 May 2022.
  17. Web site: Netball – Super Club Day 1 Results. scoop.co.nz. 20 August 2018. 3 September 2022.
  18. Web site: Central Pulse 49–50 NSWIS. mc.championdata.com. 20 August 2018. 13 December 2022.
  19. Web site: Central Pulse 81–35 Marama Vou. mc.championdata.com. 21 August 2018. 13 December 2022.
  20. Web site: Collingwood Magpies win 2019 Super Club. www.scoop.co.nz. 14 December 2019. 22 September 2022.
  21. Web site: Netball Northern – 2020 Annual Report. www.netballnorthern.co.nz. 24 February 2021. 29 July 2022.
  22. Web site: Netball Northern 2021 Annual Report. www.netballnorthern.co.nz. 3 March 2022. 25 June 2022.
  23. Web site: Saviour Tui. anzpremiership.co.nz. 12 December 2022.
  24. Web site: Saviour Tui. central.rookieme.com. 24 July 2022.
  25. Web site: Netball's six breakout stars for 2022. stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2022. 1 December 2022.
  26. Web site: History-making win for Northern Marvels. www.netballnorthern.co.nz. 9 July 2021. 1 May 2022.
  27. Web site: Silver Ferns defender Sulu Fitzpatrick claims top honour at Netball NZ awards. www.nzherald.co.nz. 15 April 2022. 8 December 2021.
  28. Web site: Saviour Tui signs with Steel for 2022. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 August 2021. 24 November 2022.
  29. Web site: New Steel goal attack having no trouble fitting in. www.odt.co.nz. 19 March 2022. 24 July 2022.
  30. Web site: New Zealand under 21 team named for Cadbury Netball Series. www.silverferns.co.nz. 19 October 2020. 14 December 2022.
  31. Web site: Young shooter Grace Nweke in Silver Ferns. www.rnz.co.nz. 19 October 2020. 14 December 2022.
  32. Web site: Silver Ferns to face NZ Men in Netball Series final. www.nzsportswire.com. 24 October 2020. 14 December 2022.
  33. Web site: Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers. samoaglobalnews.com. 17 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
  34. Web site: Tifa Moana Secure 54-35 Win Over Cook Islands at Netball World Cup Qualifiers. samoaglobalnews.com. 22 July 2022. 13 December 2022.
  35. Web site: Tifa Moana Finish Strong but Miss Out on World Cup. samoaglobalnews.com. 25 July 2022. 13 December 2022.
  36. Web site: Silver Fern Sulu Fitzpatrick completes stunning rise with Dame Lois Muir Supreme Medal. stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2022. 8 December 2021.
  37. Web site: New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners. nznetballawards.co.nz. 15 April 2022.

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