Adine Rachel Wilson (née Harper, born 8 June 1979) is a former New Zealand international

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representative.

Personal background

Born in

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established ...

, New Zealand, Wilson attended Turuturu School, Hawera Intermediate School and

Hawera High School Hāwera High School was a secondary school in the New Zealand town of Hāwera, which operated from 1901 until 2022. History The school's history began as a primary school in 1875, which was reformed as a district high school in 1901. In 1919, t ...

. She is married to Jeff Wilson, former New Zealand dual rugby and cricket player. The Wilsons have two sons and she is a lawyer by profession. Having studied law at the

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, she was admitted to the bar in 2003.

Domestic career

Wilson joined the

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, while studying law and physical education at the

. She signed with the

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for the 2001 season and remained with the franchise until 2007, winning five titles. In 2008, Wilson pulled out of the new

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team in the inaugural

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because of pregnancy. Wilson returned to the game in 2009 and captained the Southern Steel. She retired after the 2009 season, confirming she was once again pregnant.

International career

She debuted for the

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in 1999 at 20 years of age and became the team's captain in March 2005. She started her playing career as a shooter, later moving to the mid-court to concentrate on the wing attack position. She captained the

from 2005 to 2007, highlighted by captaining the gold medal winning

side that beat Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Adine 1979 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 1999 World Netball Championships players 2003 World Netball Championships players 2007 World Netball Championships players Southern Steel players ANZ Championship players People educated at Hawera High School Sportspeople from Hāwera Southern Sting players Otago Rebels players Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games