'Api Taufa
'Api Taufa | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Netball player |
'Api Taufa is a Tongan New Zealander netball player who has represented Tonga internationally. She plays for the Central Manawa. She is the sister of netballer Salote Taufa.[1]
Education
[edit]Taufa was educated at Newlands College.[1] In 2016 she was part of the championship-winning Wellington under-19 tournament team.[2] She was then selected for the New Zealand under-19 netball team.[3][4] In November 2016 she was selected as a trialist for the New Zealand Under-21 netball team.[5]
Career
[edit]In 2016 she was selected for the Central Manawa.[6] In 2020 she ruptured her Achilles tendon.[6] In February 2022 she was selected for the Central Manawa for the 2022 season.[7] Later that year she was selected for the Tonga national netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup Oceania qualifiers.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tim Barton (17 September 2014). "Triplets, twins, sisters tie Newlands team together". Stuff. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Phillip Rollo (14 July 2016). "Wellington surge past Auckland in Netball NZ under-19 championships final". Stuff. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Secondary school players make U19 netball tournament team". College Sport Media. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations Api Taufa". Newlands College. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Netball: NZ U21 triallists named". New Zealand Herald. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Taufa sisters back in sync for Manawa". Netball Central. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Experience a key feature for Manawa 2022 NNL campaign". Netball Wellington. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Tonga Netball Tala wins first game at Oceania Qualifiers". Matangi Tonga. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022.
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