Samoa national netball team
Netball team
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The Samoa national netball team or Tifa Moana represent Samoa in international netball tests and competitions. The team are coached by Natalie Mathews and are captained by Kristiana Manu’a. As of 25 February 2025, Samoa are 18th in the INF World Rankings.[1]
| Association | Netball Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| Head coach | Natalie Mathews | |
| World ranking | 18  | |
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| Netball World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 8 (Debuted in 1991) | |
| 2019 placing | 13th | |
| Best result | 6th (2003) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 2 (Debuted in 2006) | |
| Best result | 5th (2006) | |
History
They finished 12th at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, and 9th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
On their debut at the Nations Cup (netball) Samoa, captained by Sanita To’o, won the tournament with a final score of 50-41 against Singapore.[2] Samoa participated in the 2009 edition of the Fast5 Netball World Series, placing 6th in the competition.
In 2022 they competed in the 2022 Oceania World Cup Qualifiers, but missed out on qualification.[3]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of recent and future matches.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2022
| 2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania | Samoa | 52-69 | Tonga | Suva, Fiji | |
| 19 July 2022 |
Report |
| 2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania | Cook Islands | 35-54 | Samoa | Suva, Fiji | |
| 21 July 2022 |
Report |
| 2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania | Fiji | 45-43 | Samoa | Suva, Fiji | |
| 22 July 2022 |
| 2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Oceania | Samoa | 85-32 | PNG | Suva, Fiji | |
| 23 July 2022 |
Players
Squad for 2023 Netball World Cup qualifiers
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Manager: Eka Arp
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Notable former players
Competitive history
| Netball World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | 8th |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 9th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 9th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 6th |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 12th |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 10th |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 13th |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 2006 | XVIII Games | 3rd Netball | Melbourne, Australia | 5th |
| 2010 | XIX Games | 4th Netball | Delhi, India | 9th |
| 2014 | XX Games | 5th Netball | Glasgow, Scotland | DNQ |
| 2018 | XXIGames | 6th Netball | Gold Coast, Australia | DNQ |
| 2022 | XXII Games | 7th Netball | Birmingham, England | DNQ |
| Pacific Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | I Games | Basketball 7's | Suva, Fiji |  2nd |
| 2003 | XII Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji | 4th |
| 2007 | XIII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 2nd |
| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  3rd |
| 2019 | XVI Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 4th |
| 2023 | XVII Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 3rd |
| Pacific Mini Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 4th |
| 2001 | VI Games | Netball | Kingston, Norfolk Island | 4th |
| 2009 | VIII Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd |