Anna Kennedy (born 18 June 1986 in
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
, New Zealand) is a New Zealand
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
player. Kennedy plays in the
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...
for the
Canterbury Tactix
Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championsh ...
. In 2009, she was named as a member of the Silver Ferns squad. She was included in the FastNet Ferns the following year, and was called back into the Silver Ferns for 2011 as cover for injured vice-captain
Temepara George
Temepara Anne Bailey (formerly Clark, née George; born 23 October 1975 in Auckland) is a New Zealand international netball player of Samoan and Māori descent. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011 ...
. She made the team for the
2011 Netball World Championships
The 2011 World Netball Championships was the 13th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Singapore from 3–10 July. All 48 matches were played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Si ...
after
Cathrine Latu
Cathrine Tuivaiti (née Latu; born 25 October 1986 in West Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player of Tongan, Samoan, and Māori descent.
Career Early career
Cathrine Tuivaiti was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools ...
was ruled ineligible.
She has been in and out of the Silver Ferns team, most recently she played in the first leg of the 2012 Quad Series.
She also made the team for the 2013 Fast5 Series, making her the only New Zealand player to contest all five World Netball Series tournaments.
She has re-signed with the Canterbury Tactix for the 2014 season, as their only remaining foundation player.
Her older brother
Luke Thompson is a professional rugby union player who played 39 matches for
Japan
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.
References
External links
2010 ANZ Championship profile
New Zealand netball players
Mainland Tactix players
New Zealand international netball players
Netball players from Christchurch
1986 births
Living people
ANZ Championship players
Manchester Thunder players
2011 World Netball Championships players
Canterbury Flames players
New Zealand international Fast5 players
Northern Stars players
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