Jessica Tuki
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
28 October 1987 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||
| Netball career | |||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA, WA, WD, GD, GK | |||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Southern Steel | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Otago Rebels | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Western Flyers | ||||||||||||
| 2009-2013 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | New Zealand | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica Tuki (born 28 October 1987 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a former New Zealand professional netball and basketball player.[1] She played for the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship and was previously in the Silver Ferns in 2006. Tuki replaced Jodi Brown in the team to go to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, after Brown injured her knee. She has previously played for the Western Flyers (2004–05) and the Otago Rebels (2006) in the National Bank Cup. She also trialled for the Tall Ferns basketball team.
During the ANZ Championship era, Tuki has played in almost every position except for Centre.
References[]
External links[]
- Player profile at Southern Steel official website
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- New Zealand netball players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Northern Mystics players
- Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic players
- ANZ Championship players
- Sportspeople from New Plymouth
- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games