Rachel Rasmussen (born 5 June 1984 in

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, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

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player of Samoan descent who plays in the position of goal defense and goal keeper. She has represented both New Zealand and Samoa at the international level. Rasmussen was signed with the

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in the Coca-Cola Cup (later the

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) in 2000, continuing with the side until the competition's end in 2007. With the start of the

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in 2008, she remained in Auckland with the new

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side, alongside her sister

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. She played two years with the Mystics, but was not signed on for 2010. However, she received a callup to the Wellington-based

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as a temporary replacement player for injured defender

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. In international netball, Rasmussen played with New Zealand U21 at the World Youth Netball Championships, winning silver in 2000 and gold in 2005. She has also represented Samoa at international level, playing in the

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. She was again selected to represent New Zealand at the

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with younger sister Grace. She has signed on with the

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for the 2013 season. She again represented Samoa at the

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after 16 years.

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New Zealand netball players Samoan netball players Southern Steel players Northern Mystics players Central Pulse players 1984 births Living people ANZ Championship players 2019 Netball World Cup players Netball players from Auckland Auckland Diamonds players 2003 World Netball Championships players New Zealand international Fast5 players {{NewZealand-netball-bio-stub