Soli Ropati Explained

Soli Ropati (born 19 May 1997)[1] is a Samoan netball player who plays as a wing defence.[1] She has represented Samoa internationally as part of the Samoa national netball team and plays for City West Falcons in the Victorian Netball League.[2]

In 2017 Ropati was captain of the Samoa under-21 netball team for the 2017 International Youth Netball Series,[3] and then vice-captain for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Gaborone, Botswana.[4] In November 2017 she was selected for the Samoa national netball team for its tour of Scotland.[5] [6] In 2019 she played in the 2019 Netball World Cup.[7] In 2022 she was selected for the PacificAus Sports Netball Series,[8] and then for the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers.[9]

In 2022 Ropati won the Ballarat Football Netball League's Sally McLean Medal.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soli Ropati . Netball Central . 21 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Falcons made to pay . Wyndham Star Weekly . Tara Murray . 7 April 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  3. Web site: We will try our best - Samoan netball captain . Iva Danford . Fiji Village . 11 January 2017 . 21 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Samoa U 21 side for Netball World Youth Cup 2017 named . Loop Samoa . 15 May 2017 . 21 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Samoa in the UK ahead of matches against Scotland and Wales . World Netball . 1 December 2017 . 21 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Squad for Wendy White Series Against Samoa Announced . Wales Netball . 29 November 2017 . 21 July 2022.
  7. Web site: VNWC2019 Opposition in Focus: Samoa . England Netball . 7 July 2019 . 21 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Samoa Represented at PacificAus Sports Netball Series . Julius Netzler . Samoa Global News . 18 March 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers . Julius Netzler . Samoa Global News . 17 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Melton South's Soli Ropati creates history with BFNL A Grade best and fairest win . The Courier . 13 September 2022 . Matt Currill . 2 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Ropati makes history . Tara Murray . Star Weekly . 15 September 2022 . 2 October 2022.