Whitney Souness

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Whitney Souness
Personal information
Born (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 26)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years National team(s) Caps
2017– New Zealand 14
(Correct as of 20 December 2021)

Whitney Souness (born 1995) is a New Zealand netball player. As of December 2021, she was playing for the Central Pulse team from Wellington and had played 14 times for the New Zealand national netball team.

Early life[]

Souness was born on 12 October or 12 November 1995 (sources vary). She comes from Porirua in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. She attended St Mary's College in Wellington and, on the school's netball team, was coached by the former Samoan international, Frances Solia. She was chosen for the New Zealand Secondary Schools side in 2013, and was in the national development squad in 2014 and 2015.[1][2][3]

Netball career[]

Souness joined the Central Pulse team, which competes in the ANZ Premiership. In 2015 she ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her knee, a common netball injury, while playing for Wellington in the final of the national provincial championships. As a result, she was unable to compete for much of 2016. She played for the Central Pulse from 2017 to 2019, before spending a year with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She returned to the Central Pulse in 2021, swapping to an attacking role, having in the past mainly played in the centre court.[3][4][5]

Souness was given a trial for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 2015, but then suffered her ACL injury. She was finally selected for the team in 2017, playing her first match, against South Africa, in August of that year, and being the 167th woman to play for the national team. By the end of 2021 she had played 14 games, in the wing attack (WA) and centre (C) positions. When not playing netball, Souness works as a personal trainer.[2][6]

References[]

  1. ^ McFadden, Suzanne (12 March 2018). "Six of the best: the rising stars of NZ netball". locker room. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Whitney Souness". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Whitney Souness". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Whitney Souness". Netball Central. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Options broaden with Souness in the Pulse mix". Central Pulse. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (17 May 2019). "Porirua final dream result for Central Pulse's hometown star Whitney Souness". Stuff. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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