Ariana Luamanu

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Ariana Luamanu
Personal information
Born (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 20)
Armstrong Creek, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): wing attack, centre
YearsNational team(s)Caps
Samoa

Ariana Luamanu (born 30 June 2002) is a Samoan netball player who represents Samoa internationally and plays in the positions of wing attack and centre. [1] [2] She made her international debut for Samoa at the age of 15 in December 2017. [3]

She made her maiden World Cup appearance representing Samoa at the 2019 Netball World Cup. [4] Ariana was selected into the Samoan squad for the tournament while she was pursuing her high school education at the Geelong Grammar School. [5]

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References

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