Tiana Metuarau

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Tiana Metuarau
Personal information
Full nameTiana Metuarau
Born (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
School Wellington East Girls' College
Relatives Waimarama Taumaunu (mother)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2016–2017 Central Zone
2016–2020 Central Pulse 59
2020–2021 Southern Steel 16
2021– Central Pulse
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2021– New Zealand 10
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Netball World Youth Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gaborone Team
Fast5 World Series
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Christchurch Team

Tiana Metuarau (born 15 January 2001) is a New Zealand netball international. Between 2017 and 2020, she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. In 2022, Metuarau was co-captain of the Pulse team that won a third ANZ Premiership title.

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Early life, family and education

Metuarau is the daughter of Waimarama Taumaunu and George Metuarau. She has two siblings, Tuakana and Tanara. [1] [2] [3] Her mother, Waimarama, is a former New Zealand netball international, former national team captain and head coach and Central Pulse's director of high performance. [4] [5] [6] [7] George Metuarau is a former rugby union player and coach. Between 2004 and 2011, he served as head coach of the Cook Islands national rugby sevens team. Between 2017 and 2019 he was a member of the Central Zone/Central Manawa coaching staff with responsibility for primary care. [2] [8] [9] [10]

Metuarau was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England in 2001. At the time, her mother was serving as National Performance Director of the All England Netball Association. [2] [6] [11] [12] She is of Cook Island, Tahitian and Māori/Ngāti Porou descent. [12] [13] [14] [15] Her family returned to New Zealand when she was three years old. [14] She attended Wellington East Girls' College. [14] [16] [17] [18]

Playing career

Central Zone

In 2016 and 2017, Metuarau played for Central Zone in the Beko Netball League. Her team mates included Karin Burger and Kimiora Poi. [8] [18] [19] [20] In 2016 she was a member of the Central Zone team that finished the season as runners up to Netball South. In the final, aged just 15, she scored 24 from 26. [20] [21] [22] [23] In 2017 she was a member of the Central Zone team that won the title. [8]

Central Pulse

2016–2020

Ahead of the 2017 ANZ Premiership season season, Metuarau was included in the Central Pulse squad as a replacement for the pregnant Ameliaranne Ekenasio. [4] [24] [25] Between 2017 and 2020 she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. During this time, Metuarau played in four ANZ Premiership grand finals for Pulse. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] On 5 July 2020, during a 2020 Round 4 51–30 win over Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Metuarau, aged 19, made her 50th ANZ Premiership appearance for Pulse. [31] [32] [33]

2021–

After spending the 2021 ANZ Premiership season playing for Southern Steel, Metuarau rejoined Central Pulse for the 2022 season. [34] [35] [36] She was subsequently appointed Pulse co-captain along with Kelly Jury. [7] [37] [38] [39] In 2022, Metuarau was part of the Pulse team that won a third ANZ Premiership title. [40] [41] [42]

Southern Steel

Ahead of the 2021 ANZ Premiership season season, Metuarau signed for Southern Steel. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] She made 16 appearances for Steel, scoring 221 goals with an 81% success rate. [48] [49] It was after her successful season with Steel that Metuarau was called up for the senior 2021–22 New Zealand squad. [5] [50] [51] Metuarau played just one season for Steel before rejoining Central Pulse. [34]

New Zealand

Metuarau represented New Zealand at schoolgirl level. [16] She was just 16 when she a member of the New Zealand under-21 team that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. She played the first half in the 60–57 win in the final over Australia. [17] [33] [52] [53] Metuarau was included in the senior 2021–22 New Zealand squad. [5] [50] [51] She subsequently made her senior debut for New Zealand on 20 September 2021 against England during the first test of the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, scoring 17 from 19 as she partnered Maia Wilson. She was also named player of the match. [6] [11] [54] [55] [56]

TournamentsPlace
2017 Netball World Youth Cup [17] [33] [52] [53] Gold medal icon.svg
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series [6] [11] [54] [55] 2nd
2022 Netball Quad Series [37] [57] [58] [59] [60] Bronze medal icon.svg
2022 Fast5 Netball World Series [15] [61] [62] [63] Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 Netball World Cup [64] 4th
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series [65] 1st
2023 Constellation Cup [66] [67] 2nd
2023 Fast5 Netball World Series [68] [69] 2nd

Statistics

Grand finals

Grand finalsTeamPlaceOpponentGoals (%)
1 2017 [17] [27] Central Pulse Runners up Southern Steel Netball.svg  27/30 (90%)
2 2018 [28] Central Pulse Runners up Southern Steel Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)
3 2019 [29] Central Pulse Winners Northern Stars
4 2020 [30] Central Pulse Winners Mainland Tactix
5 2022 [40] [41] [42] Central Pulse Winners Northern Stars Netball.svg  11/13 (85%)

ANZ Premiership

SeasonTeamG/AGARBCPRFDICDFPNTOMP
2017 Pulse Netball.svg  351/437 (80%)?22212?514817117
2018 Pulse Netball.svg  185/219 (84%)?7136?36687216
2019 Pulse Netball.svg  59/84 (70%)9023810812454313
2020 Pulse Netball.svg  44/68 (65%)7256910713453413
2021 Steel Netball.svg  221/273 (81%)252243213665208510116
2022 Pulse Netball.svg  250/306 (82%)20914218270526928316
2023 Pulse Netball.svg
Career

Sources: [48] [49]

Honours

New Zealand
Central Pulse
Central Zone

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