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Yvonne Mignon Willering (born 15 January 1950) is a Dutch-born 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 ...
coach and former representative netball player. Willering played for the
New Zealand national netball team The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern (''Cyathea dealbata''), which is an emblem for many New Zealand s ...
– the Silver Ferns – from 1974 to 1983. She was coach of the Silver Ferns from 1997 to 2001, and coach of the Fijian national team from 2002 to 2003. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Willering was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...
, for services to netball. In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was elevated to
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...
, also for services to netball.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Willering, Yvonne 1950 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand netball coaches Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Dutch emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand national netball team coaches ANZ Championship coaches 1975 World Netball Championships players 1979 World Netball Championships players 1983 World Netball Championships players Northern Mystics coaches National Bank Cup coaches