Brooke Williams (netball)

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Brooke Amber Williams (born 23 December 1982) [1] is a New Zealand netball player who plays as a centre and wing attack. [1] She has represented Samoa internationally as part of the Samoa national netball team. She is married to rugby league player Sione Lousi. [2]

Williams played for the Western Flyers in the National Bank Cup. [3] In 2019, she moved to Townsville, Australia, with her partner, Sione Lousi, and began playing for the Northern Rays in the HART Sapphire Series. [4] [5]

Williams was part of the Samaon team for the 2007 World Netball Championships in Auckland, [6] [7] and later for the 2015 Netball World Cup. [8] She was part of the bronze medal-winning Samoan team at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby. She co-captained Samoa at the 2019 Netball World Cup alongside Gene Solia-Gibb, [9] [10] and retired from international netball after that tournament. [2]

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References

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