Renae Ingles (née Hallinan) (born 18 July 1986 in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia) is a former
Australia netball international who played in 67 tests for Australia.
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Career
Ingles was primarily a wing-defence and centre player. She started her career with the Melbourne Phoenix
Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Common ...
and played with them for five seasons in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy
The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...
, before joining the Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Vixens is an Australian netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 wh ...
in 2008 in the new ANZ Championships
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 ...
. In 2009, she was an integral member of the Melbourne Vixens lineup that won the Vixens' first ANZ Championship title. She moved to the Adelaide Thunderbirds
Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they pla ...
for the 2012 and 2013 season. She stayed with the Thunderbirds until announcing her retirement in 2017. She returned to netball mid-way through the following year for Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Vixens is an Australian netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 wh ...
and was later selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season. Ingles announced her retirement from netball at the end of the 2019 season.
Ingles was awarded Netball Australia's Australian International Player of the Year in 2009. She was selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season.
Major achievements
*Australian Diamonds Commonwealth Games Team 2014 (Gold Medalists)
*Liz Ellis Diamond Winner 2013
*Australian Diamonds International Player of the Year 2013
*Tanya Denver Award 2013
*Adelaide Thunderbirds Premiership 2013
* Australian 2010 Commonwealth Games Team (Silver medalists)
* Australian Diamonds International Player of the Year 2009
* Melbourne Vixens Premiership 2009
* Vixens Excellence in Life & Sport Award 2009
* Vixens Coaches' Award 2009
Personal life
In August 2014 she announced via Twitter that she would be marrying basketballer Joe Ingles
Joseph Howarth Ingles (born 2 October 1987) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Australian national team. He primarily plays at the small ...
. On 29 August 2015 the couple wed at Bird in Hand Winery in Adelaide. In January 2016, Ingles announced she would not play in the 2016 season as she was pregnant. She subsequently gave birth to twins in Melbourne, a girl Milla and boy Jacob.[ In May 2020, Ingles announced on Instagram she was expecting the couple's third child, and on November 19th, 2020 Jack was born from the couple's US base.]
References
External links
Melbourne Vixens Profile
Super Netball Profile
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Adelaide Thunderbirds players
Melbourne Vixens players
Melbourne Phoenix players
1986 births
Living people
People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School
ANZ Championship players
Netball players from Melbourne
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
Australia international netball players
Victorian Netball League players
Australia international Fast5 players
South Australian Sports Institute netball players
2015 Netball World Cup players
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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