Wendy Frew (née Telfer; born 15 October 1984 in

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 ...

, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

player. Frew was a previous member of the champion

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 ...

in the

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from 2002 until 2007. With the start of the

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in 2008, she remained in Southland playing for the new

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 ...

franchise. 2018 will be Frew's fifth season as captain and her 16th representing the southern franchise, including its predecessor the Sting. Frew also made her debut for the Silver Ferns in 2008, against Australia. She also married on

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2009 and changed to her married name. Frew is also a past member of the New Zealand White Sox softball squad. Frew was named vice-captain of the

for the 2009

season, under

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. She remained vice-captain in 2010 and was named with

Liana Leota Liana Leota ( née Barrett-Chase; born 31 October 1984) is a New Zealand netball player. She is a member of the national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for Severn Stars in the British Netball Superleague. Leota was a member of the S ...

co-captain for the 2011 season. Frew has withdrawn from the

squad for the 2012

season as she is expecting her first child in August. She returned to the Southern Steel in 2014 and played her 100th ANZ Championship for the side against

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 played in ...

. In 2018 she announced her final retirement after her team won 54–53 against the

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 ...

at the

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. Also this year the

ILT Stadium Southland ILT Stadium Southland is a multi-purpose venue located in Surrey Park, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. It was originally the home venue of the Southern Sting netball team. It currently serves as the main home venue of both the Southern ...

was temporary re-named the Wendy Frew Stadium in mark of her service to netball and retirement.

References

External links

2010 ANZ Championship profile
People educated at Verdon College New Zealand netball players Southern Steel players ANZ Championship players New Zealand international netball players Sportspeople from Invercargill Living people 1984 births ANZ Premiership players Southern Sting players {{NewZealand-netball-bio-stub