Gina Crampton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won the

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and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Crampton was also a member of the

Southern Steel 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 re ...

teams that won the

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and 2018 ANZ Premierships. She was named the

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New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year and the

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ANZ Premiership Player of the Year. Crampton has captained both Southern Steel and New Zealand. Since

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she has played for

Northern Stars Northern Stars are a New Zealand netball team based in South Auckland. Since 2017 they have competed in the ANZ Premiership. The team was named after the Matariki star cluster which is also featured on the team's logo. They were grand finali ...

Early life, family and education

Crampton grew up in

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. She is the daughter of Ngaire and Colin Crampton. She has one brother, Flynn. Colin Crampton, played

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for

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and

in the 1980s. He later became chief executive of

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. Between 2005 and 2009, Crampton attended

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. In 2009 she captained the school netball team as they played in national secondary schools tournaments. In 2010 she moved to

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to study

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at the

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. She completed her studies

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Playing career

Lois Muir Challenge

In 2010 and 2011, Crampton represented Netball Otago in the Lois Muir Challenge, a second level New Zealand netball competition that was played concurrently with the

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. In 2012 she played for Otago-Southland Remarkables, a combined Netball Otago and Netball Southland team. She was named the 2012 Remarkables MVP.

Southern Steel

Between

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and

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, Crampton made 98 senior appearances for

, initially in the

and later in the

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. In

she was a member of the Steel team that finished the season as ANZ Championship minor premiers. She was subsequently named the 2016 New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year. In

she was a member of the Steel team that won both the inaugural

and Super Club titles. In

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she was vice-captain to

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as Steel went onto to retain their title. In

and

, together with

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, Crampton co-captained Steel. In 2019 Crampton was also named the ANZ Premiership Player of the Year.

Northern Stars

In September 2020, it was announced that Crampton would be switching from

for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season. In May 2021, in a Round 2 match against

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New Zealand

Crampton made her senior debut for

on 9 October 2016 in the first test of the 2016 Constellation Cup series against

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. She had previously represented New Zealand at under-21 level and won the Aspiring Silver Fern award at the 2015 New Zealand Netball Awards. She was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the

. Ahead of the 2020 Netball Nations Cup, Crampton was included in the New Zealand leadership group. Together with Jane Watson, she was named vice captain as Ameliaranne Ekenasio became captain. She was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup. On 3 March 2021, during the same series, Crampton, alongside Watson, co-captained the team in the absence of Ekenasio. She was subsequently appointed New Zealand captain for the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, the

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and the

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. Crampton was selected for the

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Personal life

Crampton is in a relationship with Faʻasui Fuatai, a former

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and under-20 rugby union team player.

Honours

;

* Netball World Cup **''Winners'':

Constellation Cup The Constellation Cup is an international netball competition contested by Australia and New Zealand. The competition features a series of test matches. The two teams have competed for the trophy since 2010. Australia won the inaugural series ...

**''Winners'':

Taini Jamison Trophy The Taini Jamison Trophy is an international netball tournament hosted in New Zealand by the Netball New Zealand organisation. The trophy is contested by the New Zealand national team and at least one touring national team each year. Consequently ...

**''Winners'':

Fast5 Netball World Series The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international Fast5 netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. The ...

**''Winners'':

;

**''Winners'':

**''Minor premiers'':

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**''Winners'':

;Individual Awards

References

External links

Gina Crampton on Instagram

Gina Crampton on Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crampton, Gina 1991 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players New Zealand international Fast5 players Southern Steel players Northern Stars players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players 2019 Netball World Cup players People educated at Wellington Girls' College Otago Polytechnic alumni University of Otago alumni Sportspeople from Wellington City Rugby union players' wives and girlfriends Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games