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Born | Ōtaki, New Zealand [1] [2] | 14 January 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Hud Rickit (father) Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit (sister) Manaaki Selby-Rickit (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s): GS, GA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Southern Steel | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Mainland Tactix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Te Paea Selby-Rickit (born 14 January 1992) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup. She has also represented New Zealand at the 2018 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup. She was a member of two premiership winning teams – the 2017 and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She was also a member of the Steel team that won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. Since 2019 she has played for Mainland Tactix. Her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, is a former New Zealand netball international. Her father, Hud Rickit, is a former New Zealand rugby union international.
Selby-Rickit is a Māori with Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Porou affiliations. [3] [4] [5] [6] She was born and raised in Ōtaki. [1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] She is the daughter of Mereana Selby and Hud Rickit. Her mother is the CEO at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Her father is a former New Zealand rugby union international. She has four siblings. Her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, is a former New Zealand netball international. They were team mates at Southern Steel. A third sister, Miriama, also played netball at National Provincial Championship level. Her brothers, Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Ngarongo Selby-Rickit, are both rugby union players. The five siblings were all educated at kura kaupapa and were raised speaking te reo Māori. [6] [7] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Between 2010 and 2018, Selby-Rickit attended the University of Otago where she trained to be a teacher at the College of Education. [3] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Between 2011 and 2019, Selby-Rickit made 93 senior appearances for Southern Steel, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in the ANZ Premiership. [1] [2] [21] [23] [24] [25] Her 2011 team mates included her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit. [26] On 14 February 2011, Selby-Rickit made her ANZ Championship debut for Steel in a Round 1 match against Northern Mystics, acting as cover for an injured Daneka Wipiiti. [21] [23] Between 2011 and 2014, she made just 18 appearances for the Steel, finding herself behind Jodi Brown and Donna Wilkins when it came to selection. [22] [27] [28] On 19 April 2017, Selby-Rickit made her 50th senior league appearance for Steel in a Round 4 match against Mainland Tactix. [21] [23] [29] Together with Te Huinga, she was subsequently a prominent member of the Steel teams that won the 2017 and 2018 ANZ Premierships and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. [18] [30] [31] [32] [33]
Since 2019, Selby-Rickit has played for Mainland Tactix. [2] [24] [25] [34] [35] On 13 July 2020, she made her 100th senior league appearance in a Round 5 match against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. [36] [37] [38] She was subsequently a prominent member of the 2020 and 2021 Mainland Tactix teams that finished as ANZ Premiership runners up and grand finalists. [39] [40] [41] [42] On 27 March 2023, she made her 50th appearance for Tactix in a Round 4 match against Magic. [43] On 7 May 2023, she made her 150th senior league appearance in a Round 10 match against Northern Stars. [44]
In August 2016, Selby-Rickit was called up for the senior New Zealand team. [45] [46] On 27 August 2016, Selby-Rickit made her senior debut against England during the 2016 Netball Quad Series. She made her international debut at goal attack, coming on at the start of the fourth quarter, to replace Ameliaranne Wells. With her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, already an international, the Selby-Rickit sisters became only the second set of sisters, after Maxine Blomquist and Annette Heffernan, to play for New Zealand. [14] [47] Selby-Rickit was subsequently a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series, [48] the 2017 Netball Quad Series, [49] [50] [51] the 2019 Netball World Cup [52] [53] and the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] She also represented New Zealand at the 2018 [59] [60] and 2022 Commonwealth Games [5] [61] [62] and the 2023 Netball World Cup. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]
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Grand finals | Team | Place | Opponent | Goals (%) | |
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1 | 2017 [31] | Southern Steel | Winners | Central Pulse | 13/19 (68%) |
2 | 2018 [33] | Southern Steel | Winners | Central Pulse | 14/18 (78%) |
3 | 2020 [40] | Mainland Tactix | Runners up | Central Pulse | 12/13 (92%) |
4 | 2021 [42] | Mainland Tactix | Runners up | Northern Mystics | 21/39 (54%) |
Season | Team | G/A | GA | RB | CPR | FD | IC | DF | PN | TO | MP |
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2011 | Steel | 16/26 (62%) | 2 [22] | ||||||||
2012 | Steel | ?/? | 5? | ||||||||
2013 | Steel | 8/13 (62%) | 3 | ||||||||
2014 | Steel | 45/56 (80%) | 5 | ||||||||
2015 | Steel | 175/220 (80%) 3 | 14 | ||||||||
2016 | Steel | 172/225 (76%) | 14 | ||||||||
2017 | Steel | 230/304 (76%) | ? | 16 | 272 | ? | 3 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 14 |
2018 | Steel | 397/509 (78%) | ? | 50 | 273 | ? | 2 | 17 | 57 | 95 | 17 |
2019 | Steel | 290/381 (76%) | 184 | 27 | 362 | 248 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 88 | 16 |
2020 | Tactix | 200/252 (79%) | 205 | 7 | 194 | 291 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 15 |
2021 | Tactix | 207/290 (71%) | 226 | 21 | 276 | 316 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 94 | 15 |
2022 | Tactix | 258/315 (82%) | 228 | 19 | 307 | 302 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 15 |
2023 | Tactix | 286/337 (85%) | ? | 13 | 290 | 258 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 90 | 15 |
Career |
Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that represents Southland and Otago. In 2017 they won their first premiership when they were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. In 2018 they won their second premiership when they retained the title. In 2017 Steel were the inaugural winners of the Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit is a former New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2010, 2012 and 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series'. During the National Bank Cup era, she played for Western Flyers and Southern Sting. During the ANZ Championship era she played for Southern Steel and Central Pulse. During the ANZ Premiership era, she has played for Steel. She was a member of three premiership winning teams – the 2007 Southern Sting team and the 2017 and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She was also a member of the Steel team that won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998. Her younger sister, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, is also a New Zealand netball international. Her father, Hud Rickit, is a former New Zealand rugby union international.
Maia Wilson is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. She also represented New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Wilson made her senior league debut with Central Pulse during the 2016 ANZ Championship season. Since 2017, she has played for Northern Stars in the ANZ Premiership. In both 2018 and 2019, she was the ANZ Premiership top goal scorer. Wilson was a prominent member of the 2019 and 2022 Northern Stars teams that were ANZ Premiership grand finalists. Ahead of the 2021 season, she was appointed Stars captain. Wilson is also a former New Zealand women's basketball international.
Kate Alexandra Heffernan is a New Zealand netball international and former cricketer. She represented the New Zealand national netball team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup. She captained New Zealand at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup. In 2018, she also made two appearances for the New Zealand women's national cricket team.
The 2018 ANZ Premiership season was the second season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Southern Steel retained the title, winning their second consecutive premiership. Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Steel defeated Pulse 54–53. The top three teams from the season – Steel, Pulse and Mainland Tactix qualified for the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club.
The 2019 ANZ Premiership season was the third season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Sulu Fitzpatrick, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Northern Stars 52–48, winning their first premiership.
Gina Crampton is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Crampton was also a member of the Southern Steel teams that won the 2017 and 2018 ANZ Premierships. She was named the 2016 New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year and the 2019 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year. Crampton has captained both Southern Steel and New Zealand. Since 2021 she has played for Northern Stars.
Kimiora Poi is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Since 2018, Poi has played for Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. Poi was a prominent member of the 2020 and 2021 Mainland Tactix teams that played in two successive grand finals. Ahead of the 2022 season, Poi was appointed Tactix captain.
Karin Burger is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Burger has also played for both Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. She was a member of the Pulse teams that won 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. While playing for Tactix, she was named 2021 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year.
Jane Watson is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Watson has also played for both Mainland Tactix and Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship and the ANZ Premiership. In 2017 she was a member of the Steel team that won the inaugural ANZ Premiership title. She was named ANZ Premiership Player of the Year in both 2017 and 2020. In April 2022, Watson was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
The 2020 ANZ Premiership season was the fourth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership. Throughout the season, Netball New Zealand had to deal with considerable disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This initially saw the league suspended for April and May. On its return in June, Round 2 through to Round 7 matches were all played behind closed doors at a single venue. In August, all Round 10 and two Final Series matches were cancelled and the Grand final was played behind closed doors.
Tiana Metuarau 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.
Samantha Winders, previously known as Samantha Sinclair, is a New Zealand netball international. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup. She captained New Zealand for the third test against England during the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She was subsequently named the 2021 Silver Fern Player of the Year. Between 2014 and 2022, she played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in the ANZ Premiership. Between 2020 and 2022, she served as Magic captain.
The 2023 ANZ Premiership season was the seventh season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Northern Mystics won their second title. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Pulse 53–52. Mystics then defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.
The 2017 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2017 ANZ Premiership and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten ANZ Premiership season. Steel remained unbeaten as they went onto win the inaugural Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Northern Mystics 79–58 in the final. This saw Steel finish the season with 21 wins and zero defeats.
The 2018 Southern Steel season saw the Southern Steel netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Shannon Francois, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Steel retained the ANZ Premiership title, winning their second consecutive premiership after defeating Central Pulse 54–53 in the grand final. In the Super Club tournament, Steel finished third.
Aliyah Dunn is a New Zealand netball international. Dunn was a prominent member of the Central Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles. She was also a fringe member of the 2017 Southern Steel team that won the inaugural ANZ Premiership title. Dunn was also a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup and the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series. Between 2015 and 2017, Dunn also represented the New Zealand women's national basketball team at under-17 and under-19 levels. In 2022 she played for Tokomanawa Queens in the new Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league.
The 2020 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Tactix competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in sixth place. With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Temalisi Fakahokotau, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in second place, qualifying for their first grand final. However, in the grand final, Tactix lost to Central Pulse 43–31.
Erikana Pedersen is a former New Zealand netball international. She began her senior netball playing career with Northern Mystics during the ANZ Championship era. Between 2015 and 2021, Pedersen played for Mainland Tactix. In both 2020 and 2021, she was a prominent member of the Tactix teams that finished as ANZ Premiership runners up and grand finalists. In 2022 she was a member of the Central Pulse team that were ANZ Premiership champions. As a result, between 2020 and 2022, Pedersen played in three successive ANZ Premiership grand finals.
The 2021 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Karin Burger, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in third place, behind Northern Mystics and Southern Steel. In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49. However, in the grand final, they lost 61–59 to Mystics, finishing the season second overall.