“It got a wee bit dicey especially as we headed into the Netball World Cup and there’s been a lot going on,” Taurua said. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. [11], In December 2019, Netball New Zealand announced that Folau had retired from domestic and international netball. The former Wallaby has since settled his legal dispute with the national body for a confidential amount. He had played 62 rugby tests for Australia and last season became Super Rugby's all-time leading try-scorer. [4], During her senior international career, Maria Folau has won gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2009 World Netball Series, in addition to a silver medal at the 2007 World Netball Championships.[5][6]. That year, she was called into the Silver Ferns team, making her on-court debut when the Ferns toured Jamaica. [13] She subsequently changed her last name from Tuta'ia to Folau. [14], Playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2009, "Maria Tutaia: I don't need to be perfect", "Tutaia leaves Magic to be close to family", "2011 Silver Ferns profile: Maria Tutaia", "Silver Ferns reap Maria Tutaia's rewards", "Maria Tutaia reflects on 'proudest moment' after making MAGS history", "Maria Folau leaving Northern Mystics after nine seasons, granted exemption to play for Silver Ferns", "Sharpshooter Maria Folau joins the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2019", "Maria Folau parts ways with Adelaide in Super Netball", "New Zealand Netball Team named for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games", "Silver Ferns legend Maria Folau retires", "Maria Tutaia and Israel Folau share pictures from their wedding", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria_Folau&oldid=978505007, New Zealand international netball players, Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand, Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand, Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand, Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School, New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 September 2020, at 09:20. Maria Tuta'ia was an attendee of Lynfield College but in the final year of it, transferred to Mount Albert Grammar School.
Maria Folau’s coach has lifted the lid on her decision to retire from netball — a move the wife of ex-rugby star Israel Folau didn’t want publicised. [1][2] She was named for her grandmothers, Solonaima and Malia, and she began using her middle name when she entered school as her teacher had difficulty pronouncing her first name. All times AEST (GMT +10). Eight months after an Instagram post got Israel Folau sacked from the Wallabies, the rugby player and Rugby Australia wished each other well for the future after signing a confidential settlement. She played regularly for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns. He initially starred in the NRL games with the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos and also played in the AFL for the GWS Giants in 2011-12. [3], Folau played domestic netball for the Auckland Diamonds during the National Bank Cup from 2005 to 2007.
Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. New Zealand’s international netball player, her first name was Solonaima Maria Tuta’ia. Aaron Francis/The AustralianSource:News Corp Australia. [10], She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 Netball World Cup. Israel Folau with his wife Maria.
Taurua commended Maria’s professionalism, specifically prior to the 2019 Netball World Cup.
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