Tiana Metuarau (born 15 January 2001) is a New Zealand netball international. Between

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and

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, she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the

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and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. In

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, Metuarau was co-captain of the Pulse team that won a third ANZ Premiership title.

Early life, family and education

Metuarau is the daughter of

Waimarama Taumaunu Waimarama Taumaunu (born 18 October 1962), often known as Wai Taumaunu, is a New Zealand netball coach and former international netball player. Biography Taumaunu was born in Waipawa, New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand's national ne ...

and George Metuarau. She has two siblings, Tuakana and Tanara. Her mother, Waimarama, is a former New Zealand netball international, former national team captain and head coach and Central Pulse's director of high performance. George Metuarau is a former rugby union player and coach. Between 2004 and 2011, he served as head coach of the Cook Islands national rugby sevens team. Between 2017 and 2019 he was a member of the Central Zone/Central Manawa coaching staff with responsibility for primary care. Metuarau was born in

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, England in 2001. At the time, her mother was serving as National Performance Director of the

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. She is of Cook Island, Tahitian and

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/ Ngāti Porou descent. Her family returned to New Zealand when she was three years old. She attended

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Playing career

Central Zone

In 2016 and 2017, Metuarau played for Central Zone in the

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. Her team mates included

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and

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. In 2016 she was a member of the Central Zone team that finished the season as runners up to Netball South. In the final, aged just 15, she scored 24 from 26. In 2017 she was a member of the Central Zone team that won the title.

Central Pulse

;2016–2020 Ahead of the

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season, Metuarau was included in the Central Pulse squad as a replacement for the pregnant

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. Between

and

she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the

and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. During this time, Metuarau played in four ANZ Premiership grand finals for Pulse. On 5 July 2020, during a 2020 Round 4 51–30 win over Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Metuarau, aged 19, made her 50th ANZ Premiership appearance for Pulse. ;2021– After spending the

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playing for Southern Steel, Metuarau rejoined Central Pulse for the

season. She was subsequently appointed Pulse co-captain along with

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. In

, Metuarau was part of the Pulse team that won a third ANZ Premiership title.

Southern Steel

Ahead of the

season, Metuarau signed for Southern Steel. She made 16 appearances for Steel, scoring 221 goals with an 81% success rate. It was after her successful season with Steel that Metuarau was called up for the senior 2021–22 New Zealand squad. Metuarau played just one season for Steel before rejoining Central Pulse.

New Zealand

Metuarau represented New Zealand at schoolgirl level. She was just 16 when she a member of the New Zealand under-21 team that won the

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. She played the first half in the 60–57 win in the final over

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. Metuarau was included in the senior 2021–22 New Zealand squad. She subsequently made her senior debut for New Zealand on 20 September 2021 against England during the first test of the

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, scoring 17 from 19 as she partnered

Maia Wilson Maia Wilson (born 21 September 1997) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup and the 2021 Constellation Cup. She also represented New Zealand at the 2022 Comm ...

. She was also named player of the match.

Statistics

Grand finals

ANZ Premiership

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Honours

; New Zealand *

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**''Winners'':

; Central Pulse * ANZ Premiership **''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

**''Minor premiers'':

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**''Winners'':

; Central Zone * National Netball League **''Winners'': 2017 **''Runners Up'': 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Metuarau, Tiana Living people 2001 births New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players New Zealand international Fast5 players National Netball League (New Zealand) players Central Manawa players ANZ Premiership players Central Pulse players Southern Steel players New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent New Zealand people of French Polynesian descent Ngāti Porou people New Zealand Māori netball players People educated at Wellington East Girls' College