Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit is a former New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won the

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and 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series'. During the

National Bank Cup The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship. Format In the rounds, each team played every other team once, then the top four teams ...

era, she played for

Western Flyers The Western Flyers were a New Zealand netball team which represented most of the Central, Southern and Eastern North Island in the National Bank Cup. The team was formed in 1998 and played all ten seasons of the competition. At the end of the 20 ...

and

Southern Sting The Southern Sting were a netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in the National Bank Cup competition, formerly known as the Coca-Cola Cup. The Southern Sting team won the National Bank Cup seven times and are the only tea ...

. During 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 ...

era she played for

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 ...

and

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that r ...

. During the

ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball ...

era, she has played for Steel. She was a member of three premiership winning teams – the 2007 Southern Sting team and the

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and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She was also a member of the Steel team that won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998. Her younger sister,

Te Paea Selby-Rickit Te Paea Selby-Rickit (born 14 January 1992) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup. She has also represented New Zealand at the 2018 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games ...

, is also a New Zealand netball international. Her father, Hud Rickit, is a former New Zealand rugby union international.

Early life, family and education

Selby-Rickit is a

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with

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and

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affiliations. She was born in

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and raised in Ōtaki. She is the daughter of Mereana Selby and Hud Rickit. Her mother is the CEO at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Her father is a former New Zealand rugby union international. She has four siblings. Her younger sister,

, is also a New Zealand netball international. They were team mates at

. A third sister, Miriama, also played netball at National Provincial Championship level. Her brothers,

Manaaki Selby-Rickit Manaaki Selby-Rickit is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the National Provincial Championship competition. He is the son of former All Black The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonl ...

and Ngarongo Selby-Rickit, are both rugby union players. The five siblings were all educated at

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and were raised speaking te reo Māori. At 16, Te Huinga moved to

Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...

to attend

Verdon College Verdon College is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school in Invercargill, New Zealand, teaching students from year 7 to 15 (ages 11–18). The college is named after Bishop Michael Verdon (1838–1918) who was the second Catholic Bishop of ...

and play for

Robyn Broughton Robyn Denise Broughton (née Quirk) is a New Zealand netball coach. Broughton coached the Southern Sting from 1998 to 2007 during the National Bank Cup, winning seven titles in ten years. She was also an assistant coach for the New Zealand nati ...

was both her teacher and netball coach at Verdon and her head coach at Sting. While playing at Verdon, she featured in the 2006 and 2007 netball national secondary schools finals.

Playing career

Western Flyers

Selby-Rickit made her senior debut with

, aged just 15, during the 2005

season.

Southern Sting

Between

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and

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, Selby-Rickit played for

in the

league. During her time with Sting, as well as been coached by

, Selby-Rickit played alongside

Donna Wilkins Donna Wilkins ( née Loffhagen) (born 29 April 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand representative in netball and basketball. She married Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 17 March 2007. Wilkins returned to the Southern Steel for t ...

and

Adine Wilson Adine Rachel Wilson (née Harper, born 8 June 1979) is a former New Zealand international netball representative. Personal background Born in Hāwera, New Zealand, Wilson attended Turuturu School, Hawera Intermediate School and Hawera High Scho ...

Southern Steel (2008–2011)

Between

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and

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, Selby-Rickit made 40 senior appearances for

in the

. She was a member of the inaugural Southern Steel squad. During this era, Steel were coached by Selby-Rickit's mentor,

. For the 2011 season, she was joined in the Steel team by her younger sister,

Central Pulse

Between

and

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, Selby-Rickit played for

in the

. She followed

from Steel to Pulse. Selby-Rickit was playing for Pulse when she was first called up for the senior

team and went onto made her senior debut.

Southern Steel

Since

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, Selby-Rickit has played for

, initially in the

and later in the

. Together with her sister,

, she was a member of the Steel teams that won the

and 2018 ANZ Premierships and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In

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and

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, alongside

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, Selby-Rickit served as Steel co-captain. During the 2019 season, Selby-Rickit made her 150th senior league appearance and her 100th appearance for Steel. In April 2022, Selby-Rickit was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998. Ahead of the

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season, Selby-Rickit was again named Steel captain. On 11 March 2023, during a

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match against

, Selby-Rickit made her 200th senior league appearance. After

Leana de Bruin Leana de Bruin (née du Plooy) (born 9 July 1977) is a South African and New Zealand international netball player. De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000. She made her on-court debut for the Silver Ferns i ...

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and

Katrina Rore Katrina Rore (née Grant; born 6 May 1987 in Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. Rore is the current vice-captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for the Central P ...

, she became just the fifth New Zealand netball player to reach this milestone. She was the first one to reach it exclusively with New Zealand franchises.

Manchester Thunder

In 2018, while traveling around

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, Selby-Rickit guested for

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in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. Her former

team-mate,

, who was then playing for Thunder, got her involved as an import after seeing Selby-Rickit was in Europe.

New Zealand

In 2004, aged 15, Selby-Rickit was included in the

under-21 squad. She was subsequently a member of the under-21 team that won the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships. She was selected for the New Zealand team that played at the

2010 World Netball Series The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under Fastnet (netball), fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the ...

. She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the

2012 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fourth staging of the annual World Netball Series, and the first to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena ...

. In 2013 Selby-Rickit, made two appearances for the senior New Zealand team. She was called up for the

2013 Constellation Cup The 2013 Constellation Cup was the 4th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured five netball test matches, played in September and October 2013. The Aus ...

, but was dropped from the squad when Waimarama Taumaunu opted to include more midcourters. However she was then recalled as a replacement for the injured

. On 24 October 2013, Selby-Rickit eventually made her senior debut against

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, in a 70–32 win during the opening test of the 2013 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She made her second appearance during the third test of the same series. In 2016 when

was also called up for New Zealand, the Selby-Rickit sisters became only the second set of sisters, after

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and

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, to play for New Zealand.

Statistics

ANZ Premiership

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appearances with

and

and 99

appearances with

and

Basketball

In October 2022, Selby-Rickit played for Southland Storm in the Schick Cup, a

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tournament played at the

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. She has also played in Southland Basketball leagues.

Honours

;

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'': 2013 *

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'':

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World Youth Netball Championships Previously known as the World Youth Netball Championships, the Netball World Youth Cup (since 2017) is the world championships of netball for national U21 teams, with all players being aged 21 years or younger. As part of the Australian Bicentena ...

**''Winners'': 2005 ;

**''Winners'':

**''Minor premiers'':

Netball New Zealand Super Club The Netball New Zealand Super Club was a netball tournament organised by Netball New Zealand. It featured teams from the ANZ Premiership as well as invited overseas teams, including teams from Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Singapo ...

**''Winners'':

;

**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selby-Rickit, Te Huinga Reo 1989 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand international Fast5 players New Zealand international netball players New Zealand Māori netball players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players Central Pulse players Southern Steel players Southern Sting players Western Flyers players Manchester Thunder players New Zealand expatriate netball people in England Te Huinga Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand People from Ōtaki, New Zealand People educated at Verdon College Ngāti Raukawa people Ngāti Tūwharetoa people Ngāti Porou people New Zealand women's basketball players