Simone Taraivosa Nalatu (born 21 March 1980 in , Queensland,

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) is a Fijian Australian netball player.

Biography

Born in , Queensland, Nalatu's parents also represented Fiji in sports, with her father, Kini, a member of the

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and her mother, Faith, a member of the Fiji women's national field hockey team. Naltu commenced competing, aged eight years; and was a member of the Fijian national team that played at the

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. Nalatu studied at Griffith University and completed her PhD in 2012, studying the physical activity patterns of

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mothers and the factors that influence participation. She also played for the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2004–07. In 2008 and 2009 Nalatu was selected for the Queensland Fusion in the inaugural

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where she captained the side. Nalatu plays for the Suncoast Lynx in the Holden Cruze Cup (the Queensland State League).

References

1980 births Living people Australian netball players Fijian netball players Australian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent Netball players from Queensland Griffith University alumni Australian Netball League players Queensland Fusion players Queensland Firebirds players Commonwealth Bank Trophy players 2011 World Netball Championships players Queensland state netball league players {{Australia-netball-bio-stub